[Callers] Warm weather dancing

Hi Callers,   I’m booked to call a dance this Saturday; the temperature is predicted to be 98F. This is an unusually hightemperature for the area and time of year- this organization does not hold summerdances.   I’ve emailed the organizers asking for their thoughts/contingency plans.My

Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

day, April 5, 2016 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 11:19 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Hi Callers, I'm working on a themed contra workshop called "Role Scramblers," and just re

[Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

Hi Callers, I'm working on a themed contra workshop called "Role Scramblers," and just realized that all of the dances I've shortlisted are very smooth. I'm looking for dances with elements for each dance role that are more typically danced by the other role (such as Jeff Spero's "Equal

[Callers] Dances with multiple swings- Trinity?

Hi all, I'm in the process of sorting through old dance notes, and found this: "Trinity? triple swing, double progression, Al Olson." If this is an existing dance, does anyone have the choreography? I'm also interested in finding other dances with more than two swings, especially swing-to-swing

Re: [Callers] Rolling Starts?

allers@lists.sharedweight.net> To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Sent: Friday, October 2, 2015 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Rolling Starts? On Fri, Oct 02, 2015, Lindsey Dono via Callers wrote: > > -Preplanned vs spontaneous rolling starts. When I decided to start > working on rolling st

Re: [Callers] Rolling Starts?

Hi Maia, I agree with everything Jack and Dave wrote! Successful rolling starts have comprised some of my most memorable dancing moments, so I'm always seeking opportunities to work on them as a caller. Some more thoughts: -Preplanned vs spontaneous rolling starts. When I decided to start

[Callers] counterclockwise momentum?

Hi Callers, There are a number of dances that have significant clockwise momentum; I try to label such dances so I don't call them back to back. However, I'd like to identify a collection of dances with the *least* clockwise movement (beyond swinging in the other direction).  Which moves are

Re: [Callers] sticky floors

Thoughts from the organizational perspective: Be very, very careful about adding anything to any floor you don't own! A number of dances have lost their venues over issues such as this. Question: is this floor chronically sticky, or newly so? My generic plan of action would go something along

[Callers] Ferry Boat Contra Ideas

Hi Callers, In a couple of weeks, I'll be calling the annual Ferry Boat Contra for the second time. Last year I put a good deal of effort into coming up with nautical themes/jokes, so this year I'll really need to go "overboard." I'd love to hear your ideas regarding entertaining (but not

Re: [Callers] Transgressive contras

Hi Luke, Thanks for sharing all of this! I'm looking for ideas for a sophisticated crowd and a very square room; 4x4s (and 6x6s etc) end up progressing folks to the same neighbors multiple times, and no one cares to be inactive. I could likely get away with one dance where I'd call all the way

Re: [Callers] Transgressive contras

30, 2015, at 8:48 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Hi all, I'd like to start exploring transgressive contras; care to share dances you've tried and the hall's reaction(s)?  Happy dancing!Lindsey Dono___ Ca

Re: [Callers] Difficulty rankings?

Alan wrote:"A caller can make any dance difficult, and a caller can put across an intrinsically more difficult dance with clarity, confidence, and precise prompting.  So some of that suitability of dance to crowd has to deal with the state of the caller.  This makes it hard to write down a