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
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