Can you define "down the hall" and explain why you see it as a problem?
Do you mean "down the hall four in line", "Twos down the outside?" Any "down the hall" figure at all? Just wondering. - Greg McKenzie ****************** On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 3:00 PM, tavi merrill <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi "call"eagues, > > As a minor-league caller working towards a National-league position, i'm > always on the search for new repertoire. Unfortunately, whenever i peruse > collections - be they callers' websites or books like "Zesty Contras" - i'm > easily distracted by bright, shiny choreography that fascinates my > nerd-mind (Marshmallow Surprise! A Slice of Life! Possums in the House!), > but often takes a rare crowd of dancers to appreciate. Even the favorite > dances we tend to share with caller friends often veer toward the highly > "interesting". It's easy to find simple dances with a down-the-hall figure, > but i'm specifically looking for low to medium piece-count dances WITHOUT > down the hall. > > I'm wondering if anyone could point me towards dances that really hit a > homer - things like: Jubilation (Gene Hubert), Thanks to the Gene (Tom > HInds) Another Nice Combination (Tome Hinds), Star Struck (Nick Boulet), > Simplicity Swing (Becky Hill), The Carousel (GH), The Baby Rose (David > Kaynor), All You Can Eat (Ted Crane), 20 Below (Bill Olson)... dances that > can be the bread and butter of a less advanced evening, or just a handy > fall-back for more capable crowds. Dances without down-the-hall, and > without awkward transitions (right&left through -> circle L?! agh!). > > What are the best places to go looking for other bread-and-butter > repertoire like those? Anybody have a favorite fall-back or > last-of-the-night dance they'd like to share? > > I'm not only asking for myself, but for anyone out there who finds it very > easy to collect 'advanced' level dances but harder to find accessible > dances that are truly satisfying with good flow. > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
