[Callers] medley

2016-04-16 Thread Laur via Callers
I'm debating if 6 or 8 times thru the dances during a medley make more sense. I've gone back and forth on this for years.  Thoughts?  If it matters this time I have 8 dances, in the past it's been 5. So either way it's still the same question. Laurie West Mi ~ When I dance, I cannot judge, I cann

Re: [Callers] medley

2016-04-17 Thread Aahz Maruch via Callers
On Sun, Apr 17, 2016, Laur via Callers wrote: > > I'm debating if 6 or 8 times thru the dances during a medley make more > sense. I've gone back and forth on this for years. Thoughts? That depends on your goal. I'm hearing-impaired, I dislike medleys in the first place, they combine the worst of

Re: [Callers] medley

2016-04-17 Thread Aahz Maruch via Callers
[the message I'm responding to was sent privately, I got permission to respond publicly] On Sun, Apr 17, 2016, Rod and Chris Krehbiel wrote: > On Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:12 AM, Aahz Maruch via Callers > wrote: >> On Sun, Apr 17, 2016, Laur via Callers wrote: >>> >>> I'm debating if 6 or 8 tim

Re: [Callers] medley

2016-04-17 Thread Jerome Grisanti via Callers
As Aahz points out, contra medleys are highly dependent upon enunciation and the sound system. They are also highly dependent upon the crowd's expectations and experience. I recently called for a group that included a high percentage of "experienced" dancers whose approach seemed to be, "every tim

Re: [Callers] medley

2016-04-18 Thread Jim Thaxter via Callers
Not sure I understand the question. Are you asking if you should call each dance in the medley 6 or 8 times (if so, how many dances do you include in the medley?)? Or if you should have 6 or 8 dances for a medley? Or perhaps an entirely different question? Maybe you're asking about doing 8 dance