So sorry! There is a typo in my message in the first paragraph, second sentence. It should read "Some form of going down the center"...thought I caught all the typos, but that one got by me!
Linda Leslie on 5/23/05 12:00 PM, [email protected] at [email protected] wrote: > Send Callers mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Callers digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. thoughts for Chris W. (Linda A. Leslie) > 2. Re: thoughts for Chris W. (David Millstone) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 23:06:18 -0400 > From: "Linda A. Leslie" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Callers] thoughts for Chris W. > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <beb6c0ea.9ae4%[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Dear Chris, > Good luck and have fun in Maine! A few thoughts about your program: your > first half has three dances with some form of going to the center (two with > 4 in line, and another with actives); then you have a fourth one in the > second half. I would encourage you to strive for more variety. How about a > dance with some Petronella balances/twirls, Give & Take, Rory O'More type > Balance/slides? I have also found that doing triplets in the first half > works out a bit better. If I wait for the second half, the energy level is > sometimes reduced a bit too much; but they are perfect for some variety > early on. > > In the second half, almost all of the dances have the women in the center > (allemandes or chains mostly), so I would suggest taking a look at trying to > replace at least one. Since it is a long evening, you might want to consider > calling at least one dance that has only one swing (partner). > > Hope these ideas help! > warmly, Linda Leslie > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: 23 May 2005 00:04:54 EDT > From: [email protected] (David Millstone) > Subject: Re: [Callers] thoughts for Chris W. > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > Hi Chris, > > Delighted to see Chorus Jig in that program! > > A few thoughts that occurred to me when I read your note... > > I think you said the dance is 8 - 11:30, and you're planning on taking a break > around 9:30. I find that taking the break a little more than halfway through > works well. That way, the folks who plan to leave at the break get in plenty > of > dancing. > Our usual Northern Spy dance, for example, is scheduled to run from 8 - 11, > although we sometimes go longer. On a typical night, I'll start the break > around > 9:45 or 9:50, and then we come back after ten minutes or so for the last part > of > the evening, typically five dances. > > Ted's #38-- when we danced it as part of our Triplets Marathon, we used a rag > for the tune, which made a nice change of pace and fit the zippy feeling of > the > dance. > > You might want to get a few more simple dances to have as a backup. Who knows? > Hearing that there's an unfamiliar caller lined up may bring in masses of > newcomers and it's nice to be ready if you need to stick to easier fare. > > Let us know how it all goes. > > David Millstone > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > End of Callers Digest, Vol 9, Issue 6 > *************************************
