Re: [Callers] Folk Festival - Easy Contra dances to teach Beginners

2018-07-24 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
w which hand is left, as they should use the hand closest to the center. If the dancer look up to it, I suggest the option to communicate with your Nbr in B2 and choose to allemand 1x or 2x. Cheers, Bill On 25/07/2018 11:33 a.m., Cheryl Joyal via Callers wrote: > One of my favorite is Easy Pro

Re: [Callers] Folk Festival - Easy Contra dances to teach Beginners

2018-07-24 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
One of my favorite is Easy Progressive Contra - I find it works better for me with beginners, because the couples do-si-do 1+1/2 in Family Contra seems to confuse people (or I dont teach it well!) Easy Progressive Contra (by ???) A1 (8) Circle Left 1X (8) Circle Right 1X A2

Re: [Callers] Looking for a CD that would have full length contra tunes for calling

2018-04-07 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
Might not be what you want - but let me know if you want to try it 'Face the Creek' $12 includes shipping Mac McKeever St Louis On Friday, April 6, 2018, 7:56:15 PM CDT, Cheryl Joyal via Callers mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: Fellow Callers - Does anyone

[Callers] Looking for a CD that would have full length contra tunes for calling

2018-04-06 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
Fellow Callers - Does anyone know of a CD that would have full contra length tunes that I could use to call from…… Thinking it is time I called a contra for my work friends in Greece in May. (Alternately know of any contra bands in Greece ?) Thanks in advance - Cheryl Cheryl Joyal clmjo...@gm

Re: [Callers] Another dolphin surfaces

2018-04-04 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
This has me intrigued…. But I don’t know what a “dolphin hey” is or how to teach ….. additional help appreciated.Thanks - Cheryl Cheryl Joyal clmjo...@gmail.com clmjo...@aol.com 630-667-3284 (cell) On Apr 4, 2018, at 11:21 PM, April via Callers wrote: We danced this one last weekend

Re: [Callers] More substitute terms for the g-word

2018-03-14 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
I first heard Dugan Murphy use “right shoulder round” and it worked well. I have adopted it and it is well received and does work well for me calling wise Cheryl Joyal 630-667-3284 Sent from my iPhone On Mar 14, 2018, at 11:12 AM, Angela DeCarlis via Callers wrote: Quick note to all: while

Re: [Callers] Dance logs and record-keeping

2018-03-06 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
I started doing this for the Chicago Barn Dance Company, for a few months.     Historically, I have been just writing it down at the dance, or asking the caller after the dance or by a followup email.  So to date it has been more of a personal project to help my calling.We discussed this at the las

Re: [Callers] How do you organize your Dance Card Boxes ? Categories or Other Suggestions ?

2017-04-07 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
Stand / Party Dances On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 9:20 PM Cheryl Joyal via Callers mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: I am at the point that I want to reorganize my dance box to be able to better program an evening. I plan to go to “categories of dance features”, and have listed what

Re: [Callers] How do you organize your Dance Card Boxes ? Categories or Other Suggestions ?

2017-04-07 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
n the crowd, I can easily adjust the difficulty level up or down during the dance. On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 9:20 PM, Cheryl Joyal via Callers mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: I am at the point that I want to reorganize my dance box to be able to better program an evening. I pl

[Callers] How do you organize your Dance Card Boxes ? Categories or Other Suggestions ?

2017-04-07 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
I am at the point that I want to reorganize my dance box to be able to better program an evening. I plan to go to “categories of dance features”, and have listed what I am thinking for possible categories below. I am wondering how others organize their boxes - if categories, what do you inc

Re: [Callers] ???? Looking for Author of Dance - The Cows Go Marching

2017-03-23 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
the B1: an > eight-beat balance and an eight-beat roll away? > > On Mar 22, 2017, at 10:32 AM, Cheryl Joyal via Callers wrote: > >> I have a wonderful dance in my box that I enjoy dancing and calling - but do >> not know who wrote it…. can anyone tell me who wrote it? >

[Callers] Looking for Author of Dance - The Cows Go Marching

2017-03-22 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
I have a wonderful dance in my box that I enjoy dancing and calling - but do not know who wrote it…. can anyone tell me who wrote it? Also - is this the correct name since another caller said they had a dance called “the Cows are Watching” ? Anyone have any other “Cow” dances since we are on

Re: [Callers] Favorite dance to teach a ladies chain?

2016-08-23 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
This is one of my favorites too!! Cheryl Joyal 630-667-3284 Sent from my iPhone On Aug 23, 2016, at 8:33 PM, Bob Green via Callers wrote: The dance I like for introducing the ladies chain, if I have a band that will work with me on tempo, is Carpet Vectors by Robert Cromartie. The tempo has

Re: [Callers] Solo fiddler or recorded music?

2015-03-27 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
in an earlier email, the chain is a challenge, as the mere idea of progressing one way or the other... ~erik Hoffman > On 3/27/2015 8:54 AM, Cheryl Joyal via Callers wrote: > The courtesy turn is the hard part. Sometimes Teaching hat first works as > they practice the movement prior to

Re: [Callers] Solo fiddler or recorded music?

2015-03-27 Thread Cheryl Joyal via Callers
The courtesy turn is the hard part. Sometimes Teaching hat first works as they practice the movement prior to moving - then have them walk across and do same turn. Similar for ladies chain although I think having a dance with R&L b4 chain is my new approach. And sometimes it just doesn'