Well, I've danced to a caller who decided that the exact same program, with
the exact same memorized patter, would work in the same city if separated
by a week and in a different venue. Not so much.
-Amy
On Wed, Mar 7, 2018, 11:15 PM Yoyo Zhou via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 5:41 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Dance logs, a cumulative record for a series of which dances have been
> called on any given evening, are very common in the English dance community
> but vanishingly rare in the contra community.
I keep a log for my own records of my programs and observations (about the
evening, sequence of dances, my teaching, etc.) -- sure, it helps me not
repeat myself when I call two local dances in the same month, but mreh,
only other callers or a very small handful of dancers would notice me
repeating
Our dance format features multiple callers in an evening. I recall
one week we had 2 of the callers call the same dance (different names
for the same
dance) and very few of the dancers noticed. As mentioned, different
music (especially tempo and time signature) can make it feel like a
different d
I have had the same experience as Mac. The same dance can be different
depending on the tune, the band, your partner...and even your own mood and
abilities from 1 dance to the next.
Paula McFarlingColumbia, Mo
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> On Mar 6, 2018, at 11:23 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers
> wrote:
>
> On 3/6/2018 7:28 PM, Mac Mckeever via Callers wrote:
>> This seems to me to be a lot of effort with very little benefit. There are
>> thousands of dances and each caller has their own approach to programming.
>> It is rar
I keep a personal log on notecards. I put the date of the event and the
venue and any other information that might be helpful for me when going
back. Then I write out my intended program (in case I drop my ordered
cards). If I make a change to the program, I'll update the card with any
additions
see my comments sprinkled...
On Mar 6, 2018, at 12:21 AM, Jeanette Mill via Callers wrote:
Hello
I am devising a workshop for a festival here in Australia, and
have long been of the opinion that there are no "leaders" in
contra dance couples.
That's a great issue to discuss. My
