The Partner Box the Gnat (across) at the end of A1 leaves partners facing
opposite directions (one up the hall,the other down).
One is looking at a new neighbor, the other is looking at the neighbor they
were just dancing with. Who swings who?
This needs clarification.
Dale
On Sat, Sep 8, 2018
I called this sunday to a room full of experienced dancers. The feedback
was positive. It's not something I will call often, but I plan to keep it
as a "novelty" dance for the right circumstances.
Dale
On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 1:14 PM Luke Donforth via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> w
This is my "I'm only calling one dance for non-dancers" dance:
*Title:*
*Author:*
*Formation:*
*Difficulty:*
*Music:* *HCD Dancefest Reel*
Christine Hale
Improper
Easy
*A1* (8) Balance ring; ladies trade places
(8) Balance ring; gents trade places
*A2* (8) Circle left
(8) Neighbor swing; face acr
On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 8:58 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> I'm looking for dances with nerdy inspirations to add a few more choices
> to an upcoming session. Skill level easy through intermediate+.
>
This one was inspired by Seth Tepfer's dance in one of
I'll second "Happy as a Cold Pig..." but you have to call it to the right
crowd. You need people who won't get upset when "everything went wrong but
I still found my partner." You'll see six people stars, three people
stars, one person stars! but everyone will be smiling.
Dale
On Sat, Feb 3, 2
I have a similar problem. Our sound people are very good at coping with
it, though. One thing I know they do is use a Shure Beta58 mic for me
rather than the one they normally use as a caller mic.
Dale
On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 7:27 PM, Bob Peterson via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Great discussion. I'm chiming in late, but my $0.02.
"No thank you. Maybe later." means you have some reason not to dance this
particular dance with this person, but would be open to future offers.
"No thank you." with a friendly smile is similar but less explicit.
The above should cover 99% of
If the dancers do the right thing (and have fun) when I say the words then
I'm calling it correctly.
If the dancers are confused or not having fun, then I am not calling it
correctly.
If I can use fewer words to call it correctly then I try to do so.
Sometimes my words are directed to the active c
Great idea. What did you call the other hand?
Dale
On Nov 9, 2017 8:52 PM, "David Harding via Callers" <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> This evening I mentioned the brilliant idea to my Tai Ji instructor. She
> loved it and plans to try it with her senior classes, where some of the
>
Me: Ouch -- that was awful. Did you notice that GLARING MISTAKE I made?
My Friends: No. We were just having fun enjoying the dances.
Eventually I stopped obsessing.
On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Claire Baffaut via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Ah yes!
> Indeed it is a
Don said: Privately I call them stub-toe stars
If this were Facebook I'd be clicking on that Laughing Out Loud icon.
This s the only move in contra where I actually lost a partner. She was
walking backward and tripped over the person behind her and they both went
down,.
Dale (who is slightly s
Thanks, Mac,
Rather than making a copy of Gold Star Wednesday on the list, I'll point to
the website where you can find it including my teaching notes:
http://childgrove.org/index.php/people/dance-writers/dale-wilson-dances
Dale
On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 12:12 PM, Mac Mckeever wrote:
> Highly re
It's not about being the best dancers, or putting on the best show. For
that, go watch "Dancing With the Stars" or better yet a performance by your
local ballet troupe It's about a community getting together to enjoy each
others company. Dancing happens along the way. Tolerance should happen,
On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Neal Schlein via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> So please...if you came up with a dance put your name on it along with
> some of the details---and then tell me who else came up with it, too.
> Don't just stick their name on it.
>
> An interesti
We have something we call the "calling party progression" because we
sometimes try out new dances with only four people present (or four + a
caller).
We form one set with "Up" being "North" (for example). At the end of the
dance we progress by changing "Up" to be "East." and turning to face the
Hi Jill,
Does your Sennheiser headset have a non-standard connector (one that
screws into the transmitter/receiver?) It's nice that mine stays plugged
in, but it was a real pain when a wire broke in the cable and I had to do
major surgery rather than simply replacing it with a standard connecto
Exactly, it's the hand that confuses me.
On Jul 6, 2016 1:40 PM, "Alexandra Deis-Lauby" wrote:
> Left hand?
>
> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Dale Wilson via Callers <
> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> When I'm dancing the lady's
When I'm dancing the lady's role the only thing I consciously think about
is putting my right and on the Gent's shoulder as we start to swing. If I
get that right, everything else seems natural (to me).
Dale
On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:13 PM, tavi merrill via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.ne
Hi Chet,
Here in Saint Louis we have a monthly dance called "Callers' Choice" We
use it as an opportunity to try new dances (either new to the caller or
newly written); to let new callers "get their feet wet" by calling to real
dancers in a friendly environment (After a while calling a dance to s
One of my favorites, but it not easy to teach is *There is No Way To Peace;
Peace is the Way* by Erik Hoffman:
http://www.erikhoffman.com/peace.html
And, although *I* don't think it's hard, this dance has two new moves:
*Gold Star Wednesday **by Dale Wilson, (2012)*
*...because good days deser
Right after I sent my last message I realized I hadn't mentioned the most
important point directly.
The goal of the beginners' workshop, and the goal of teaching during a
walk-thru, is not to produce dancers with perfect technique and a complete
repertory of moves. The goal is to help dancers hav
I do spend a lot of time on the swing in a beginners' workshop..
What I cover is how to get started, how to finish facing the correct
direction with the lady on the right, how long a swing lasts, not to face
your partner directly so both of you can WALK forward while you go around
(no side-slippi
Replace "I spending" with "I spend"
Guideline 6: proofread your messages before you send them.
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 8:43 AM, Dale Wilson wrote:
> And since I'm on the subject. I spending a lot of time thinking about how
> to teach dance moves during a workshop and during a walk-thru (they ar
And since I'm on the subject. I spending a lot of time thinking about how
to teach dance moves during a workshop and during a walk-thru (they are
different.)
A couple guidelines:
1: Make it concrete. "Gents look at each other." That's concrete. Look
at the place your neighbor is standing -- t
So to teach you nuclear physics I'm going to start with molecular
biology?
If they don't know the ricochet hey, they probably won't know the Mad
Robin, and you will simply confuse them trying to teach two moves one of
which they don't need for this dance.
Also forget pizza's. Here in Saint Loui
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