Re: [Callers] 9-person dance?

2016-01-23 Thread Martha Wild via Callers
I have a version of it though I’m not sure where it came from. It’s more of a play party dance, and rarely goes along with the music. El Capitan 2 lines facing, can be 4 or 5 couples, 1 extra person with a handkerchief to wave (El Capitan). Music plays. Person who is El Capitan yells “Lines

Re: [Callers] Choreography and Copyright

2016-01-23 Thread Colin Hume via Callers
On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 10:47:04 -0500, Tom Hinds via Callers wrote: > My understanding is that here in the US choreography can't be > protected by law but the written word or the description of it can > be legally copyrighted. > > It would be interesting to know what the law is in the UK. My understa

Re: [Callers] Choreography and Copyright

2016-01-23 Thread Martha Wild via Callers
Actually, I wrote that. It was included in Alan’s post. Martha > On Jan 23, 2016, at 11:45 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers > wrote: > > Alan wrote, "As for me - as a dance choreographer - please feel free to > spread my dances - they are on my website, and I wrote them to go out into > the wor

Re: [Callers] Choreography and Copyright

2016-01-23 Thread Rich Sbardella via Callers
Alan wrote, "As for me - as a dance choreographer - please feel free to spread my dances - they are on my website, and I wrote them to go out into the world and be fruitful and multiply and all that." Thank you Alan for your generosity. My comments below are related to the square dance and contra

[Callers] Same terminology for a move?

2016-01-23 Thread John W Gintell via Callers
While considering the replacement for gypsy I’ve recently danced to callers using gyre, eyes-swing, and orbit. Without discussing the merits/flaws to one of these or other terms I wonder how important it is for there to eventually be an agreed-upon term? My view is that it would be good for th

Re: [Callers] 9-person dance?

2016-01-23 Thread Tom Hinds via Callers
See if you can find El Capitan on line. I learned it from Larry Edelman and I believe it's Fr-CA. I probably have the dance but am to busy with the snow and critters right now to find it. T

Re: [Callers] Choreography and Copyright

2016-01-23 Thread Tom Hinds via Callers
Jeremy, My understanding is that here in the US choreography can't be protected by law but the written word or the description of it can be legally copyrighted. It would be interesting to know what the law is in the UK. T

Re: [Callers] Weary of the same discussions

2016-01-23 Thread Jeff Kaufman via Callers
On Jan 23, 2016 9:20 AM, "Jack Mitchell via Callers" < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > If you go to the link at the bottom of every message you can change your subscription status to the digest. > On the other hand, digests don't work very well these days because people don't trim their

Re: [Callers] Weary of the same discussions

2016-01-23 Thread Jack Mitchell via Callers
If you go to the link at the bottom of every message you can change your subscription status to the digest. On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 11:30 PM Amy Carroll via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I'm sorry, but it really isn't enough to just ignore the posts. They fill > my inbox and

Re: [Callers] 9-person dance?

2016-01-23 Thread Richard Fischer via Callers
Thanks a lot! Richard On Jan 23, 2016, at 12:06 AM, Keith Wood via Callers wrote: > I've written a new one recently: The Curse of Scotland. > > See an animation at > http://dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#TheCurseOfScotland. > > Formation:Longways set for four couples, plus one person ext