I do think about the heat. I don't completely avoid the more active ones, but I make sure to program in some of those lovely walking-around types of dances (allemandes, stars, heys, circles, butterfly twirls) for cool-down, and I ask the band for something smooth lovely as opposed to hot to go with them.
Back when the Maine Country Dance Orchestra used to play the first-Saturday dance in Bowdoinham, they had one they liked to call on really hot nights that I got Doug Protsik to teach me. They called it "Fan the Band" but the real name is "Fairfield Fancy". It's a Sicilian circle and the B1 has everyone in lines of four marching around the hall like a big fan. It actually does move the air! As I dancer I could always feel it, and I called it myself for the first time a couple weeks ago and it definitely does also fan the band. Fun! I'm at work and don't have my cards - can't remember the whole dance. But if someone else doesn't post it before I get to it, I'll post it as soon as I can remember to get my cards and a computer in the same place at the same time. -cynthia > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Tom Hinds > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 7:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Callers] The heat > > > I have some questions for callers. Now that it's hot, I wanted to know if > callers think it's a good idea to call a less active program when the > temperatures are high? I'd like to suggest that some moves require more > expenditure of energy than other moves. So, my second question > is, do you have > any dances that are active but at the same time don't drain the > energy from the > dancers? Would you share these dances? > > > [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. Re: Cordless handheld microphones (Chris Weiler) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 11:17:20 -0400 > > From: Chris Weiler <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Callers] Cordless handheld microphones > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > I did my research, both online and at the Shure website. I decided to > > get the PGX24/Beta 58A set. It retails for $638, but almost everyone on > > the web is selling it for $449. With some serious hunting, I found one > > site that is selling it for $349 with free shipping. Not even eBay could > > match that. > > > > A few more gigs (A couple of which are already scheduled) and > I'll be there! > > > > Off to Pinewoods! See some of you there! > > > > Chris > > > > http://www.fortytwo.ws/~weiler/caller > > > > Chris Weiler wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I have been thinking about getting a handheld cordless microphone and > > > was wondering which ones were the best for calling and why. > > > > > > I am looking to get prices. I have decided that when I earn (gross, > > > not net) the price of the microphone from calling, that I'll be ready > > > for one. (Or maybe not, but it works as a goal.) > > > > > > Thanks for your help! > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > End of Callers Digest, Vol 11, Issue 10 > > *************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > >
