On 3/2/2012 5:50 PM, Chris Page wrote:
I'm curious -- how do you handle requests?
That is, at an event when a dancer or an organizer comes up to the
stage and asks you to do a particular dance or type of dance?
I always take a request as being just that, a request and not a
requirement. If I know the dance, or have one of that type, and feel it
is appropriate for the situation, then I'm willing to consider adding it
to my program. I feel that as a caller I should try to accommodate the
desires of the dancers and organizers as much as possible, but have the
final say on what is or isn't included in the program.
Jonathan
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Jonathan Sivier
Caller of Contra, English and Early American Dances
jsivier AT illinois DOT edu
Dance Page: http://www.sivier.me/dance_leader.html
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