Re: [Callers] Brain Dead - Need Suggestions

For added “music education” make the teens listen for the AABB pattern. I wouldn’t even go that far for under 7th grade unless they play an instrument. > On Aug 17, 2019, at 13:14, David Harding via Callers > wrote: > > I don't read the request as going beyond beat counts. The basic message

Re: [Callers] Contra dancing... on ICE!

Beats out the Farmall Tractors’ square dance easily! I’m ashamed to even compare them. > On Apr 15, 2019, at 13:57, Luke Donforth via Callers > wrote: > > I'd like to share this because I think it's really fun. > > Several months ago, I was approached by the coaches of a Theater on Ice team

Re: [Callers] Calling techno?

Just to expand people’s idea of “techno”, let’s include “non-traditional music contras”. People often conflate these. As an umbrella term, “techno” does not have to mean dimmed or special lighting. There’s a lot of fun in dancing to any music appropriately edited for contra dancing in normal hal

[Callers] Samson earset for sale

baggies on all the items in the brand new box. Contact me for pictures or questions. I’m hoping to get $60 for this. \Bob Peterson Billerica, MA, USA ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https

[Callers] Linda Leslie website preserved here

should be able to use change them to this new site. Peace, through dance, \Bob Peterson b...@contracorner.com ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers

[Callers] French Four as a triplet

t) This variation gives the 3s more to do. What do you think? Is it too odd to have same-roles do the roll away with each other? \Bob Peterson b...@contracorner.com ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net

Re: [Callers] Twitter and Instagram for Contra Dance Marketing

Twitter was not successful for us after a year of effort. See https://twitter.com/lcfd_dance . We poll newcomers at the door. Word of mouth (or personal networks) is by far the most successful method. Facebook, websites, and MeetUp are also successful. It’s not

Re: [Callers] Colds

.) \Bob Peterson > On Nov 15, 2018, at 10:12, Donna Hunt via Callers > wrote: > > When I got laryngitis the morning of a gig out of town, I contacted callers I > knew in the town and asked if they were going to the dance if they would call > a couple of dances. We had a coor

[Callers] Colds

Cold and flu season is on us. Where is the line between cancelling on a gig and forging ahead despite how I feel? I guess it’s a matter of how composed I can be and how quiet I can keep my conditions from the dancers. Medication can help, but can interfere with safe driving. If I feel I must c

Re: [Callers] hearing impaired

couldn’t get those folks to come back. The plan was to have the interpreter on stage. She gamely invented some signs for common calls. Color me annoyed because the videos I have of that were lost in my Great Photo Drive Disaster of 2016. \Bob Peterson

Re: [Callers] Programming a Dance

o > what I would say during the walk-thru, and practicing saying it out loud as > concisely as possible (Lisa Greenleaf influence!). I do this as well. Saying the teaching aloud, alone, helps me test and pare the words down. Walking a couple positions as well helps me aware of the dancer

[Callers] Equalizer

low band. Actual mic preamps cost more. Is there anything under $100 to clarify my tone? Does anyone else do this? \Bob Peterson Billerica, MA ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail

Re: [Callers] Holiday Contra

Dancers enjoyed this near the end of the evening. Just had to be careful to teach and call about 1s circling with the one on the left in A1. Christmas Hornpipe — improper — by Ted Sanella A1 1s hands-three with woman-2 below, balance & circle 2x (16) A2 1s hands-three with man-2 below,

[Callers] Listening comprehension

I’m printing this and keeping it in my calling kit: http://muddlersbeat.com/comic/puzzles-for-tots/ It’s a great reminder that my exquisitely, perfectly chosen words just. might. not. be. ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@list

Re: [Callers] Halloween

There’s this no-swing dance, which I got from https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/devils_dream.html The Devil's Dream Traditional Improper Contra A1 1s face down and lead down the centre while the 2s face up and go up the outside all turn alone and lead back to give neighbour neare

Re: [Callers] Pirate Themed Dances!

How about "ARR-lemande left" and "dosados yer matey" (or neighb-ARR if that's not redundant). Of course ask the band for some hornpipes. For simple costuming, rig an eye patch and do-rag (pirate style). A plastic Captain Hook hook shouldn't be too hard to find (albeit usually children's sized

Re: [Callers] 4 couple set Chorus Jig

I don't know who the author is, but the dance's name ought to be "Chorus Jiggered" :-) Need it be limited to 4 couples? Would an arbitrarily long line work? \Bob > On Jul 17, 2017, at 23:01, Jerome Grisanti via Callers > wrote: > > Chet, > > I get it now, thanks! > > --Jerome > > Jerome G

Re: [Callers] American with Style

I've learned how to cope with pullers. I don't grip the wrist in front of me. I lay may hand on it, sometimes slightly bending my fingers. If I'm pulled I'll be pulled off safely. And I am not pulling another's wrist myself. Maybe that's not as satisfying a form but it works. Modern square da

Re: [Callers] Bands Chain

gt; *A2 > *Bands chain (pull by left and courtesy turn) > Promenade with partner across set (Barearms passing right) > *B1 > *Bands do-si-do 1x > Partner Swing > *B2 > *Barearms chain across > Left hand star 1x > > On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Bob Peterson wr

Re: [Callers] Bands Chain

Dang. I hit send before verifying. No, the band is not in the lead in the star. My bad. Still, looks likes fun dance. \bob On Dec 9, 2011, at 7:39 AM, Luke Donforth wrote: > Hello All, > > In the near future, I get to call for my first gender free dance. I'm > looking forward to it, and thin

Re: [Callers] Bands Chain

Our gender role free dancers are open to it. It's awkward though, only because it's rare. We've always managed once taught. It might be worth saving that dance for near or after the break. The star into neighbor swing will be challenging too for the new dancers; At least the band (gent) will be

Re: [Callers] Borrowing call terminology from modern square dancing

I started this thread with fuzzy goals. I'll chime in again now I have a better grasp of what I wanted to say (and get a community check). Each dance form is free to be its own world, but it does exist in a cosmos of many dance forms and dancers who know and love more than one form. I'm not advo

Re: [Callers] Standardzation vs. Stagnation

My point is not about novelty: I'm taking that as a given. I'm asking what people think about redefining a call that's well establish by modern squares. It's not even the hundreds of calls in the entire repertoire but calls from the Basic and Mainstream programs, the two simplest there are many

[Callers] Borrowing call terminology from modern square dancing

Recently someone posted a dance sequence and rather then hijack that thread I'm starting a new one. > Right hand turn, Left hand turn > Two hand turn, No hand turn (do-si-do) > Balance and swing > Promenade and slip the clutch (ladies turn right and meet the next gent) Outside of modern square

Re: [Callers] Callers Companion - how is it working for you?

If anyone wants a free Bento database for dances, write me off list. Bento is a friendlier database also by the Filemaker folks. It's easy for you to add and drop fields to make it work best for your needs. With it you sync your dances across your Mac, iPad, iPhone and/or iPod touch. Bento is no

Re: [Callers] "improper"

We dance in some of the same places. I'd say it means both a contra set formation and a sashayed couple. Two meanings that perhaps accidentally use the same word. \bob via iPhone On Oct 9, 2011, at 15:13, Read Weaver wrote: > A question about terminology (maybe two). > > Does the term "imp

Re: [Callers] contra dance web masters unite!

If you used iWeb you can look into Sandvox. Similar ease of use and pretty good templates. \bob via iPhone On Sep 16, 2011, at 20:39, "P. Campbell" wrote: >> >> I appreciate hearing about the differences among WordPress, Joomla, & >> Drupal. I created my website in iWeb which will not be sup

Re: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)

I'm sure with this many responses it's sure to happen soon. Let's wait for the announcement on how to sign up. I doubt Chris can keep track of all the individual requests to sign up. Thanks for starting the idea, Andy. \bob peterson

Re: [Callers] Implied Messages in First-Timer's Orientation (Was: Head Mikes and Mike Heads)

I concur with what Mac said. "The thing you are missing is it just makes the new dancers more confident. Even if they don't need the lesson - they think they do. And it makes them feel better to have a preview of what is going to happen." I like doing a quick workshop with two goals in mind.

Re: [Callers] Contra House

Maybe this is a dumb question, but is this really a becket formation if it starts in short waves? It seems like it is a new animal. But I suppose rare, odd starting formations don't deserve names until they're less rare, so this is just shorthand. > Contra House by David Guisti (Becket) > >

Re: [Callers] alternate formations

That was so short, Don, it could be called a shaggy puppy story. \bob peterson On Aug 2, 2011, at 3:01 PM, Donald Perley wrote: > When David Millstone came to town for a chestnut workshop, he pointed > out that in historical context the downtime of being inactive couple > wasn'