I once had a band tell me they could play anything I wanted, as long as it was a Hoedown.
On May 21, 2012, at 6:53 AM, barb kirchner wrote: > > yes, those are all responsibilities of the caller - but those are the > technical responsibilities. > > i think the most important role is that of party host/hostess. > > i can't force anyone to have a good time, but i can set things up so they can > if they want. > > dancers will come back if they have a good time. make it a party! > > barb > > ps - there is nothing related to "matching tunes with music" in some parts of > the country. just try to tell an old-timey band from illinois or missouri > what dance you're calling or what to play!! they don't care what dance it > is and they've already decided what to play :-) > > > >> From: [email protected] >> Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 00:09:00 -0400 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Callers] Duties of the Caller Role >> >> Callers fill one of many roles required for conducting a successful contra >> dance and building a dance community (along with dance organizers, >> musicians, dancers, etc.) and therefore have their own unique set of >> responsibilities to fill that role. >> >> If you accept this view, what would the unique duties/responsibilities of a >> caller be? >> >> Some possible caller responsibilities: >> >> - Responsible for preparing and selecting dances to match the dancers >> and enhance their enjoyment of the event >> - Responsible for coordinating with the musicians to match tunes and >> dance selections >> - Responsible for managing the dance program timing to meet organizers' >> schedule >> - ? >> >> What do you think? >> >> -Don >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
