A separate Choreographers list would be best. Some excellent dances don't experience a period of popularity because callers can't visualize them. How callers might expand their dance visualization skills would be a worthwhile topic for this callers' forumNew dances range from those (1) that recombine figures into original and enjoyable but non-ingenious ways, and (2) those that show ingenuity by inventing a new variation of a figure or new transition among figures.
Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217-239-5844 --- On Wed, 5/9/12, Laur <lc...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Laur <lc...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Callers] Mentorship for Choreographers To: "Caller's discussion list" <call...@sharedweight.net> List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 12:01 AM Although I definitely appreciate and incorporate the discussions of new dances in this list, I would also appreciate, and mostly prefer, a differentiation. I would like to know that this is the list for calling and another list I can gravitate to for new dances and discussions on them. I would subscribe to both, and read both. I feel that the distinction would be most beneficial. ~ Laurie P West MI~ --- On Tue, 5/8/12, Mark Hillegonds <mhillego...@comcast.net> wrote: > From: Mark Hillegonds <mhillego...@comcast.net> > Subject: [Callers] Mentorship for Choreographers > To: "'Caller's discussion list'" <call...@sharedweight.net> > Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 9:35 PM > Hi all, > > I've been following with interest the discussion on calling > and mentorships. > Ron Blechner mentioned choreographers in his recent post and > I'd like to > expand on that a bit, so starting a new thread. > > It's been my experience that unless one is a well-known > choreographer > (Ravitz, Hume, Ormand, Sanella, Olsen, and any number of > others) it can be > difficult get new dances into the light of day and, in the > theme of > mentorship, get feedback on them. > > There are certainly a number of dances posted to this list > and feedback is > readily and warmly given. I have gleaned a number of dances > from this list > and am glad to see them, both as a caller and > choreographer. > > Three of questions for you: > 1. Do you see this [Caller] list an appropriate place > to publish new > dances? Too many postings of new dances could dilute the > [Caller] aspect of > the list. > 2. Do you feel there would be interest in a separate > [Choreographer] list? > I can see this list really focusing on creating new dances, > getting > feedback, and getting the word out about new dances. It > could be a nice > venue for choreographic student/mentorship stuff to happen. > 3. What would you think about a monthly > dances-of-the-month email to > consolidate new dances into a single or some moderated > number of emails. > > Mark Hillegonds > > cell: 734-756-8441 > email: mhillego...@comcast.net > blog: www.defriction.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list call...@sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
