When you wear orthodics, or need inserts, 'normal' shoes need not apply. It can become a real issue. In these cases you make do with what works as a good supportive shoe and - adapt the sole for dance.
Laurie --- On Fri, 7/4/08, Martha Wild <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Martha Wild <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 47, Issue 2 > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, July 4, 2008, 12:53 PM > Stacy, > Depends what you like - I tend to like flatter shoes with > little heel > (the 1/2" heel), other women like more of a heel (say > 1 1/4"). Both > sorts can be found in the Square and Round Dance category, > quite > contra apropos. I have a whole raft of the Mary Janes > because you can > special order them in multiple colors and in WIDE > widths!!!! And you > can get the Mary Jane's either as dance shoes, with the > leather sole, > or as street shoes with a hard sole, and I have a bunch of > those for > non-dance as well. On the other hand, if you want a Ginger > Rogers- > esque shoe for that New Year's Eve contra, you can > check out the > ballroom group, or get funky with the mint-colored or > two-tone Lindy > Hop series, or go country with boots. Oh, and did I say > that they are > comfortable? It's a smorgasbord of terpsichorean > delight. And a > variety of nice and comfy shoes for men, too. > Martha > > On Jul 4, 2008, at 9:00 AM, > [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: Callers Digest, Vol 46, Issue 12 (Stacy > Rose) > > 2. Re: Any Whipperstompers out there? (Jack > Mitchell) > > 3. Re: Any Whipperstompers out there? (Chris Page) > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:40:50 -0700 > > From: "Stacy Rose" > <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 46, Issue > 12 > > To: "'Caller's discussion list'" > <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > Martha - this looks like a great resource. Of the > different styles, > > which > > are conducive for contra dancing? > > > > Thanks, > > Stacy Rose > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > [mailto:callers- > >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Martha Wild > >> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:28 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 46, > Issue 12 > >> > >> I recommend TicTacToes - check out all the dancing > shoes they have > >> available at TicTacToes.com - I've bought > quite a few pair from them, > >> and they are comfortable and have great > suede/leather soles and all > >> sorts of styles and colors and widths. They have > shoes for men and > >> women - they have them for all kinds of dancing, > from ballroom to tap > >> to country Western. I can't dance in tennis > shoes because since they > >> don't slip well I end up tweaking my right > knee when doing buzz step > >> swings. And the prices are about usual for shoes. > >> Martha > >> > >> On Jun 25, 2008, at 9:00 AM, > [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. Shoes (Rickey) > >>> 2. Re: Shoes (Mortland, Jo) > >>> 3. Re: Shoes (Laur) > >>> > >>> > >>> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> -- > >>> > >>> Message: 1 > >>> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:01:58 -0400 > >>> From: "Rickey" > <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: [Callers] Shoes > >>> To: <[email protected]> > >>> Message-ID: > <000901c8d635$28ac7260$020fa8c0@maxx> > >>> Content-Type: > text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I am considering buying my first pair of shoes > bought expressly for > >>> contra > >>> dancing. What do you recommend? What do you > think of suede > >>> soles? I need > >>> good arch support. Whatever I buy would also > need to be acceptable > >>> to dance > >>> organizers in need of protecting their > venue's floors. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> Rickey Holt. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------ > >>> > >>> Message: 2 > >>> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:10:20 -0500 > >>> From: "Mortland, Jo" > <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shoes > >>> To: "Caller's discussion list" > <[email protected]> > >>> Message-ID: > >>> > <[email protected]> > >>> Content-Type: > text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> I need to wear orthotics in my every day shoes > for arch support. > >>> > >>> So when I buy new shoes, I take the old pair, > one that accommodates > >>> the > >>> orthotics, to a shoe clinic. I ask for > "dance leather" (suede) > >>> to be > >>> affixed to the bottoms of the shoes, but only > from the toe to the > >>> arch > >>> (not the heel). This way I have support and a > great surface for > >>> swinging. Costs me about $30.00. and I keep > updating my dance > >>> shoes as > >>> I purchase new regular wear ones. (I wear SAS > shoes. I used to > >>> have a > >>> pair of Rockports with which I did the same > thing.) > >>> > >>> Jo Mortland > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------ > >>> > >>> Message: 3 > >>> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:05:24 -0700 (PDT) > >>> From: Laur <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shoes > >>> To: Caller's discussion list > <[email protected]> > >>> Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >>> > >>> > >>> I sent an earlier message off list - > >>> > >>> Same goes for me. > >>> > >>> In my case I buy a good supportive tennis > shoe, but I have swede > >>> put on the bottom of the whole shoe. It just > works for me. And it > >>> also costs about 30-40 depending on who you go > to. > >>> > >>> I have in the past put leather on a vinyl > bottomed shoe. > >>> > >>> Of course, if you have a pair of shoes that > work for you - old > >>> sneakers, just put duct tape on them. I did > that for nine years. > >>> It worked just fine. > >>> > >>> Laurie > >>> GR > >>> > >>> --- On Tue, 6/24/08, Mortland, Jo > <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> From: Mortland, Jo > <[email protected]> > >>>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shoes > >>>> To: "Caller's discussion > list" <[email protected]> > >>>> Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 4:10 PM > >>>> I need to wear orthotics in my every day > shoes for arch > >>>> support. > >>>> > >>>> So when I buy new shoes, I take the old > pair, one that > >>>> accommodates the > >>>> orthotics, to a shoe clinic. I ask for > "dance > >>>> leather" (suede) to be > >>>> affixed to the bottoms of the shoes, but > only from the toe > >>>> to the arch > >>>> (not the heel). This way I have support > and a great > >>>> surface for > >>>> swinging. Costs me about $30.00. and I > keep updating my > >>>> dance shoes as > >>>> I purchase new regular wear ones. (I wear > SAS shoes. I > >>>> used to have a > >>>> pair of Rockports with which I did the > same thing.) > >>>> > >>>> Jo Mortland > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ > >>>> Callers mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------ > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ > >>> Callers mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > >>> > >>> > >>> End of Callers Digest, Vol 46, Issue 12 > >>> *************************************** > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Callers mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:38:07 -0400 > > From: Jack Mitchell <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Callers] Any Whipperstompers out there? > > To: Caller's discussion list > <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > > > There's a great video online from the weekend at > > http://whipperstompers.org/ That and Adina's > description of the > > weekend makes me wish that I had been able to make it > (though I'm not > > sure I would have survived the heat....) Definitely > interested in > > going next year though if they have it again. From a > callers > > perspective it sounds like just what I would have > hoped it would be > > and none of what I had worried it might be. > > > > That being said, the dance that Charlotte is calling > in the video > > looked like a good one, and is one that I don't > have. Anyone > > recognize it? What I got from the video is: > > > > Becket > > > > A1 P Gypsy and Sw > > A2 L Chain > > LHS 1x > > B1 New N B&S > > B2 Gents chain > > 1/2 Hey (gents start by left shoulder) > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jack > > At 02:20 AM 7/3/2008, you wrote: > >> Hi Chris, > >> > >> Sorry it took me a week to respond about the > >> Whipperstomper. Lindsay, thanks! I'm so glad > you enjoyed it that > >> much! It was great to see you there. > >> > >> I went into the weekend with some reservations. > Who would > >> come? What would the general attitude be? Would > there be trouble > >> with 100 teens and 20-somethings in a state park > for the > >> weekend? Were people open to learning? Would > groups mix? Was it > >> going to be pro-youth, or anti-age? > >> > >> Short answers: Everybody. Positive. Almost > >> none. Yes! Yes. Pro-youth. I'm so > impressed by what happened > >> there I almost can't describe it. > >> > >> The general attitude of the weekend, coming from > the organizers and > >> effectively transmitted to the dancers, was that > young dancers can > >> be a positive force in their communities. We > talked about and > >> worked on style, dance-floor safety, encouraging > and helping each > >> other, calling, playing for dances, and community > >> involvement. There was more intentional learning > and discussion > >> than at other weekends I've been at -- the > purpose wasn't only to > >> dance and have fun, but to build community, both > with other young > >> dancers and with the wider community. > >> > >> Dancers came from all over -- the majority from > North and South > >> Carolina, but also from Virginia, Maryland, New > York, Massachusetts, > >> Vermont, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and I think a > couple other > >> states. New England was well-represented. As > Lindsay mentioned, > >> especially on Friday night folks danced mainly > with people they > >> already knew, but by Sunday it was a typical dance > weekend > >> love-fest. I was looking at the leaders of > tomorrow's dance > >> community meeting each other, making connections, > and becoming > >> friends, and I left feeling really good about the > future of > >> Anglo-American folk dance. > >> > >> Lindsay mentioned both the heat & lack of > fans, and the passion he > >> saw. Those are interrelated. > >> > >> There were supposed to be huge box fans for the > dance hall, borrowed > >> from the Old Farmers Ball in Asheville, NC. > Unfortunately, 2 weeks > >> before the Whipperstomper the ceiling collapsed in > Bryson Hall at > >> Warren Wilson College, where the OFB weekly dance > is held and the > >> fans are stored. > (http://www.oldfarmersball.com/bryson_update.htm > >> for more information.) Truly miraculously, no-one > was injured in > >> what could have been a devastating catastrophe; > school had ended a > >> week earlier and the collapse happened a few hours > before a > >> dance. Bryson was quarantined, so there was no > way to get the fans > >> out. Hence the passion Linsay mentioned: In the > sweltering > >> heat -- it was an uncooled hall in 90-some degree > weather, without > >> fans -- there were no complaints or early > check-outs, and the > >> dancers danced nonstop for hours. > >> > >> And -- holy cow! What dancing! I've never > seen such great dancing > >> in one place, and I say that as a dance gypsy and > itinerant dance > >> caller. I've never called to a better group, > anywhere. These kids > >> can DANCE! (--and do it safely, and on time!) > >> > >> Watching the organizers through the process, from > last fall til now, > >> was exciting. They did a great job, really > matured in the process, > >> and became even better leaders. They came to see > that their > >> responsibility within the dance community > doesn't end with age x; > >> we're all in this together. I'm > enormously proud of them! Keep in > >> mind that the main organizer, who drove the entire > process, turned > >> 21 that weekend. He showed incredible initiative > and drive to make > >> it happen, learned much more than he had > anticipated in the process, > >> and did a better job than most people probably > would have > >> expected. For the future of the entire dance > community, that > >> experience was priceless. > >> > >> Having Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, the CDSS Youth > Projects Intern, at the > >> weekend was a real boon. Some of the young > dancers hadn't heard of > >> CDSS, and Ethan added a lot in outreach, > information, and helping > >> make connections. Hopefully it will translate > both to more CDSS > >> memberships and more participation in CDSS > programs in the future. > >> > >> I call the Whipperstomper was a huge success, in > numerous ways. It > >> was terrific fun, a new generation got immersed in > organizing, the > >> future leaders of our community made connections > they'll have for > >> the rest of their lives, and quite a few of those > southern dancers > >> will be making the trip to Vermont for the Youth > Dance Weekend in > >> September. We started something good, and round 2 > is sure to be > >> even better! > >> > >> Please note that though the Youth Dance Weekend > Sept. 12-14 > >> (http://youthdanceweekend.org/) is targeted at > dancers under 35, it > >> is not age-restricted. Those over 35 are welcome > to attend, with > >> higher pricing. The goal is to encourage younger > dancers, and as > >> younger people often have lower (or no) earnings, > one suggestion is > >> that older and more financially stable dancers > consider paying the > >> admission of a younger dancer. If you're over > 35 and still want to > >> attend the weekend there are options available for > you. > >> > >> Lindsay also mentioned the wonderful facilities at > Table Rock State > >> Park, in South Carolina. Harvest Moon's > annual dance weekend, > >> Moondance, is also held there, Sept 5-7 2008. A > wonderful > >> weekend! > http://www.harvestmoonfolk.org/moondanc.htm for more > >> information. Space is still available. > >> > >> Thanks for asking about the weekend, Chris. I > should add one more > >> thing -- I'm reporting this from the > perspective of one of 8 or 10 > >> people there over the age of 35, not one of the > under-35 > >> in-crowd. It was a real honor to call there. > >> > >> - Adina > >> --------- > >> Adina Gordon > >> http://www.adinagordon.com/ > >> > >> > >> --- On Fri, 6/27/08, > [email protected] > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:08:56 -0400 > >>> From: "Chris Weiler (home)" > >>> <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: [Callers] Any Whipperstompers out > there? > >>> > >>> Hello everyone, > >>> > >>> Anybody attend the Whipperstompers weekend a > couple > >>> of weeks ago in South Carolina? I talked with > Adina > >>> Gordon last night about it and she had some > good things > >>> to say. Adina, that's your cue to let us > know how it went > >>> and your impressions about what the organizers > and > >>> attendees took away from it. ;) > >>> > >>> Anyone else attend and want to share their > experiences? > >>> > >>> Adina and I found out that we're both > planning on > >>> attending the Youth Dance Weekend in Vermont > in > >>> September. Anyone else going to be there? > >>> > >>> Happy Dancing, > >>> Chris Weiler > >>> Goffstown, NH > >>> > >>> ------------------------------ > >>> > >>> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:28:46 -0400 > >>> From: Lindsay Morris > <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Any Whipperstompers out > there? > >>> > >>> Whipperstompers was great! > >>> > >>> Adina was great - dance games were esp cool! - > the band was > >>> excellent, and the people were very fun. > >>> A lot of Brasstown kids hung together; a > couple of people > >>> felt a little excluded by them, but when > you've got all > >>> that history, yeah, it's hard not to bond > even more.... > >>> > >>> Hot - some big box fans would have been > great... > >>> > >>> I wish I had camped - beautiful campsites > close together. > >>> Table Rock is a great facility. > >>> > >>> <rant> > >>> Groups that meet for primarily social reasons > die (or might > >>> as well). Groups that share a passion for > something grow. > >>> </rant> > >>> > >>> When I sat out and just watched the dancers at > >>> Whipperstompers, wow! Lots of passion there. > Big > >>> buckets of gotta-dance just overflowing. > >>> > >>> Our contra-dance language continues to morph > and grow, > >>> beautifully. Lots of contact-improv and swing > creeping in. > >>> Outright theatrics, ending just in time to > meet the next... > >>> > >>> Many of these kids youngsters dancers grew > up sleeping on > >>> the corner of the stage, reels seeping into > their > >>> motion-fibers from age 1. So it's no > wonder they move > >>> at such a high level. Beautiful to watch. > >>> > >>> We ARE part of a golden age, as someone said > recently. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Callers mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:31:42 -0700 > > From: "Chris Page" > <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Callers] Any Whipperstompers out there? > > To: "Caller's discussion list" > <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > > > <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > On 7/3/08, Jack Mitchell > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That being said, the dance that Charlotte is > calling in the video > >> looked > >> like a good one, and is one that I don't have. > Anyone recognize it? > > > > The Broken Mirror by Bill Olson. > > > > http://full.pamweeks.com/mirror.html > > > > > > -Chris Page > > San Diego > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > > > End of Callers Digest, Vol 47, Issue 2 > > ************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
