The caller indeed wears many hats on stage, but the most important role is indeed the party host - to ensure that everyone is having a good time, or as Barb puts out, create the conditions so everyone can have a good time. Everything else, from programming to technical aspects, does indeed fall into the broader category of party host.
Perry --- On Mon, 5/21/12, barb kirchner <[email protected]> wrote: From: barb kirchner <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Callers] Duties of the Caller Role To: [email protected] List-Post: [email protected] Date: Monday, May 21, 2012, 9:53 AM 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
