What kind of calling? You pose a good question. The answer, however, depends on the kind of venue being discussed. I see at least three different calling venues that require very different skills:
1. Gatherings of dance enthusiasts: Festivals, dance camps, and other special events that are frequented almost entirely by dance enthusiasts. 2. Regularly scheduled open, public contra dances where first-timers are encouraged to attend without separate training. 3. Private "barn dance" events where few, if any, of the participants are dance enthusiasts. A caller may be a "great" caller at one of these kinds of venues while being a poor caller at another. The criteria for "greatness" at each type of venue are very different. - Greg McKenzie *********** On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 1:13 AM, Will Kruse <sidew...@wcrews.net> wrote: > Hello from Seattle! I'd love to hear your thoughts on what separates > good callers from great callers? Is it their selections of dances? > That they call their own dances? Their ability to compose an evening > of dancing? Their personal charm? Their connection with the band? > Their intimate knowledge of how the dance, the music, and the dancers > all flow together? > > I'm especially interested to hear from dance organizers what they look > for when they consider booking a caller? I suspect this second > question may have a separate answer from the first :-) > > Curiosity abounds as my mind begins to explore the calling space :-) > > Will "now, from Seattle!" Kruse > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
