Come to think of it, there's one very good time a night to change the ending (a tip learned long ago from David Kirchner); the first dance of the evening. This acts like an auxiliary sound check - if many dancers don't swing or look confused, especially in the far corners of the hall, you're not being heard well over the band. - Bob
> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 18:00:44 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Callers] Changing on the last round for a partner swing > > Callers -- > > Looking for opinions. > > As a caller, I will usually alter (if necessary), the last dance of a medley, > the last dance of the first half, or the last dance of evening to end with a > partner swing if it doesn't work that way in the choreography. (You know, that > "This time, circle half and swing your partner" or "This time, just keep on > swinging!" thing.) > > I'll usually leave the other dances alone. They end how they end; the band > gets to crescendo and I don't have to be heard, and the dancers get something > other than utter predictability. > > (As a dancer I don't like utter predictability; I begin to get a teeny bit > bored if the callers changes every dance to end with a partner swing.) > > But I mentioned this to my date, and she *loves* it when the caller changes > the > dance to make it a partner swing so that it feels like you're finishing with > the partner who asked you, and feels disappointed if the caller doesn't make > those changes. I mentioned the issue of stepping on the band's hot ending; as > a dancer, that meant nothing to her. > > So what do y'all think? What do you do? How you do think people like it? > > (Nobody's ever complained to me that I didn't alter endings enough, and I > doubt that's the kind of thing anybody complains to anybody about, but it > probably has some impact on dancers enjoyment of the evening.) > > Thanks! > > -- Alan > > -- > =============================================================================== > Alan Winston --- [email protected] > Disclaimer: I speak only for myself, not SLAC or SSRL Phone: 650/926-3056 > Paper mail to: SSRL -- SLAC BIN 99, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park CA 94025 > =============================================================================== > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
