Re: [Callers] formations VS progressions: battle of the terms

I will often call a proper dance early in the evening, just to get the dancers on their toes. Having dancers automatically line up improper often creates difficulities for newcomers. Often as not, the newcomers will mimic a couple crossed over, creating some confusion and taking more time to s

Re: [Callers] Looking for Rich Castner -- can you help?

Hi Joyce & all, A quick phone call to the Waldoboro Town office revealed that his tax bills are being sent to his wife in Rochester NY at the following address: Janis Rickerman 25 Lida Lane Rochester NY 14616 The town office did not think he had passed on but the last time I spoke with him, seve

Re: [Callers] New Dance for Threes

Thank you Beth for the editorial. I agree! John McIntire, Unity ME From: "b...@hands4.com" To: Caller's discussion list Date sent: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:23:53 -0700 Subject:Re: [Callers] New Dance for Threes Send reply to:

Re: [Callers] Gender free dances

Hi All, I agree 100% with Beth Parkes about "Ladies & Gents". I call for a lot of beginners and find it works well, so long as I offer the explanation; "Ladies & Gents are roles that I can put on or take off . It allows me to dance either side of the line and when I'm home, cutting wood, you wo

[Callers] Introducing Contra to MWSD folks

Jack & all, Been there, done that! Here's what I learned. Forget the stylistic stuff, start with the basics of how do contra lines progress. Contra dancers make loads of assumptions, MWSD do not make assumptions. They want (need) to be told almost everything. Most importantly, which way to fa

[Callers] music

ings . Good variety and a bit slower tempos than NE musicians generally play. Have fun! John John C. McIntire 323 Crosby Brook Rd Unity ME 04988-4023 tele: 207-568-7597 circlel...@uninets.net

Re: [Callers] Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend

Bob, Thanks for the promo. Perhaps some of those on the list will get the opportunity to DANCE a triple minor.something rather unusual in this era. Hope to see you there. Cheers, John

[Callers] Carmen's Garments

Hi Folks, A dance titled Carmen's Hat, by Kathy Anderson, appeared in my dance collection as early as April 1997. I don't know where I collected it but I use it vary sparingly as the action is oriented up & down the line more than across. The figures go as follows: duple improper contra for

Re: [Callers] Sacketts Harbor as a Triplet

Hi Bob, I would second Alan's suggestions and add that Sackett's Harbour has already been reformatted into a triplet by Al Olson. He calles it Sackett's Triplet. I believe you can find it in "Give & Take" Cheers, John, Unity ME. Subject:[Callers] Sacketts Harbor as a T

Re: [Callers] Shadow swings and Irrational Hypocrisy

Thanks Amy, well written! John McIntire, Unity ME "Here's my take: I have BEEN one of those "oh god my ex is here and I REALLY don't wan't to get stuck in a swing together" people, and, well, I always figured it was MY business to keep a buffer zone, not the caller's. Shadows are us

Re: [Callers] Japan dance and self intro/update

David, I was likely calling the dance when you met Yukie. Congratulations! No wonder I haven't seen you around lately. I have to very strongly urge you to follow the advice of Lindsey and Lisa. That is exactly what I would do. Keep it VERY BASIC or as Ted Sannella advised, KISS! That

Re: [Callers] New callers material?

Hi All, I see where someone mentioned David Kaynor's booklet, Calling for Beginners by Beginners, as a resource for new callers. I would go so far to suggest to all callers that if they have only one book on dance calling, this is the one they should have. The booklet is not an endless coll

[Callers] New Friendship Reel

Hi All, The dance Jeff noted as "New Friendship Reel" looks like a conglomeration of Ted's dance, New Freindship Reel and a dance by Penn Fix, Honor Among Thieves. Penn's dance, along with notes on how it came to be and the variations it went thru, are in his book, Contradancing in the Nort

Re: [Callers] name of dance

Tom, I have that dance in my active collection as "Do What the 2's Say" with no author but a note saying I got it from Don Armstrong. I used it first on 1/27/96 which is after the '96 Ralph Page Dance weekend that Don attended, as did I, so it is possible I got it from him there. I checked th

Re: [Callers] spiking the 'booking ahead'

Seth and All, That's some interesting question Seth posed and some equally interesting responses. I believe that Mark's coments on community customs went to the heart of the matter. We, as callers, have shaped the customs by the choice of dances we present. Much of that effort on our part has

Re: [Callers] ONS and canned music suggestions

Peter, and all, If you are using recorded music , I do hope you are sending some cut of your take as a royality to the musicians who worked hard to record the music. Their labor counts. For me, live music makes the event lively! Dancers respond to live musicians and the musicians respond

Re: [Callers] Gender Free dance arm bands

Hi All, Rather than trying to go "outside the box" with GRF contras, lets think about the box for a moment. Just what is meant by "Improper" (see the dance below) in the context of a GRF dance. I'll use "Ladies & Gentlemen" any day given that it allows me to play either role even though

[Callers] 50+ dances

cy Weekend in Durham NH, along with a good many other notable callers and musicians, on Jan 13-15, 2006. check it out at [1]www.neffa.org . BTW; Nice pics and bio of Jex. Hope all is going well some 6 months later. Cheers,John John C McIntire 323 Crosby Bro