[Callers] Re: Paperless Calling

I use a FileMaker database to store my dances, with slightly different versions for Contra and English. I sync it to my phone and tablet (so don’t rely on the internet). I am happy to make empty versions of the database available to anyone who wants them. However, FileMaker has gotten so

[Callers] Re: Paperless Calling

On community dances: When ceilidh caller Hugh Ripon visited the Bay Area in the early 2000s, I learned (and he left me a copy of) his piece of paper with his entire repertoire on it. It was the names of about 50 dances, all of which he had completely memorized, but he had the piece of paper so

[Callers] Re: Paperless Calling

I started out calling contras but moved entirely into Community Dance (a little of everything) and a much heavier emphasis this past year in International Folk Dance. One of the best thing Beth Molaro ever told me to do when I was at a little music camp many years ago, and I was the only one

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Emily -- Do you have a way that you can tag your dances in Evernote or easily search looking for a particular combination of figures or that type of thing? On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 3:23 PM Emily Rush via Contra Callers < contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I use Evernote

[Callers] Re: Paperless Calling

I store my choreo for dances in Word documents (one document per dance) that I have online in the online file storage/sharing app Dropbox. I use Word and Dropbox because these are commonly available programs that will be available and supported for decades. I avoid using specialized dance

[Callers] Re: Paperless Calling

I use Evernote (https://evernote.com/), which isn't perfect but can be wrangled to work well enough. All the cards are on my computer AND in the cloud AND I pay a little extra to have them on my phone without internet. So if my computer breaks/is lost/is stolen I have my phone, and if the computer

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Let me tell you the story of hearing a band play "The Wren" and then marking that down on my card. Later, I asked a different band to play "The Wren" and it was a completely different tune with a different feel. Noting down a specific tune is really useful for that specific band. Even a

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I once gave Ted Sanella an airport-to-dance-camp ride and had a good chat with him (late '80s, early '90s, somewhere in there). He mentioned then that he liked to write notes on his cards. If the band played something that worked really well for the dance he'd ask what it was and write it

[Callers] Re: Paperless Calling

The only time I've called in person in the last year was an outdoor English dance a week or so ago and I just chose dances I remembered well enough not to need notes. I've found myself, when calling contras particularly (especially in areas where the dance is, say, monthly and gets lots of

[Callers] Re: [External] Re: Paperless Calling

If you are using cards - what happens if your cards get left behind? If you are using technology, what happens if your computer/tablet suddenly dies (not that they ever do that)? And your backup plan needs a backup plan! Seth Tepfer Director of Software Engineering, Oxford College Schedule an

[Callers] Re: [External] Re: Paperless Calling

YUP! BUT.. FWIW, Ted Sannella Always used cards (I am not sure he actually looked at them, but...) So, to Lissa's "Robert Cromartie comment", I think he was more just trying to make a point! There are certainly many callers who don't completely memorize dances who lead the way these days! I

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> My cards were stolen in 2006 So even cards need a backup plan. \Bob ___ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net

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I had a similar experience with forgetting my calling cards and then calling an entire evening from memory. Completely changed the way I call. I still use cards, but having no card in your hand means you are much more focused on the dancers during the teaching. Seth Tepfer Director of

[Callers] Re: Paperless Calling

I enjoy teaching dances I have memorized, certainly! However all the ones I have memorized are folk dances where the tune is always the same, such as Levi Jackson Rag, several Scottish Country Dances and ECD and dozens of international folk dances. Modern Contras elude me because of the lack of

[Callers] Re: Paperless Calling

Hi Susan, This addresses #2, a potential BACKUP PLAN. and also "paperless calling" in general, though not in the way you were thinking... Maybe 25-30 (sheesh maybe more!) years ago I had been calling for several years and also played in a couple dance bands and also did sound at the North

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That is smart! Seth Tepfer Director of Software Engineering, Oxford College Schedule an appointment: oxford.emory.edu/SethBooking 770-784-8487 seth.tep...@emory.edu Use AskIT for fastest response:

[Callers] Re: Paperless Calling

On Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:13:29 +, Tepfer, Seth wrote: > What is your backup plan if your laptop runs out of power or breaks? I always have my cards in the trunk of the car (except when I'm calling abroad, of course). I have the whole thing on a USB stick so I can borrow someone else's

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What is your backup plan if your laptop runs out of power or breaks? From: Colin Hume via Contra Callers Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 1:09 PM To:

[Callers] Re: Paperless Calling

On Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:45:19 -0400, Susan English via Contra Callers wrote: > 1. Which virtual method (or app) do you prefer for accessing your dance > instructions and notes? I have my own Dance Organiser program which runs on Windows (including a Windows tablet):

[Callers] Paperless Calling

As I begin to travel again, I want to leave my dance cards home and access all my material virtually. I have 2 questions: 1. Which virtual method (or app) do you prefer for accessing your dance instructions and notes? 2. What is your back-up plan at a dance if you can't get on the internet?