Thanks Lindsay. This piece is excellent. It highlights the nonverbal teaching that is central to community dance.
- Greg McKenzie West Coast, USA On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 7:07 AM, Lindsay Morris <[email protected]>wrote: > Bruce Hamilton's excellent one-pager on how experienced dancers can best > help <http://www.portlandcountrydance.org/files/When%20Not%20Caller.pdf > >newcomers > is worth a read. In fact, it's worth handing out at the dance. > > -------------------- > Lindsay Morris > CEO, TSMworks > Tel. 1-859-539-9900 > [email protected] > > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 9:54 AM, rich sbardella <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Greg wrote: > > ...But that's a lot of words to cram in at the very end of the dance > > phrase. If the dance started with "Balance and swing" for example, I > could > > fit in the word "Balance" which only takes one beat. > > I'm thinking of just dropping the dance from my repertoire. > > > > > > There would be a lot of dances to drop. A square dance caller might say > > Pass thru and Dosi Next. It easily fits in, takes a syllable out and > > dancers hear Dosi as Dosido. In walkthrough you could explain your call > if > > needed. > > > > Rich Sbardella > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Greg McKenzie <[email protected]> > > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 5:53 PM > > Subject: Re: [Callers] Circle & pass through as the last move of a dance > > > > > > Dave wrote: > > > > > Logistically, I think Greg's approach is difficult to make work. > There's > > > always a new move happening after the pass through, so in effect, > you'll > > be > > > calling four beats of "pass through, something something," usually > > "balance > > > here" or whatnot. Because there's no break between the instruction > "pass > > > through" and the instruction that follows it, I don't think dancers > > > generally realize from that phrasing that the pass through is intended > to > > > occur after exactly six beats of the circle. > > > > > > > You are absolutely correct Dave! Structuring calls precisely is often > very > > difficult and I sometimes simply drop a dance because the prompts become > > too jumbled when actually given at the correct beat. I posted to this > > thread because I was, coincidentally, working on a dance called Kiss the > > Bride by Jeffery Spero. > > > > Kiss the Bride is particularly difficult because it uses the circle 3/4, > > pass through transition at the end and the last call I need to fit in is > > "dosido" which takes two beats. Because it is where the progression > takes > > place I also want to say "With the NEXT" to make that clear as well. On > my > > current dance card I "solved" the problem by giving the "Pass Through" > call > > early. That is unacceptable to me and I was trying to come up with a > good > > way to make it work using calls that are precisely in time with the > > phrasing. > > > > My current card reads: > > > > B2: _ _ _ _ [Hands Four and] Circle RIGHT! > > _ [Three Places], Pass Through, with the NEXT Dosido > > > > To fix the timing I'm considering something like: > > > > B2: _ _ _ _ [Hands Four and] Circle RIGHT! > > _ _ [Three Places], Pass Through, NEXT Dosido > > > > ...But that's a lot of words to cram in at the very end of the dance > > phrase. If the dance started with "Balance and swing" for example, I > could > > fit in the word "Balance" which only takes one beat. > > > > I'm thinking of just dropping the dance from my repertoire. > > > > Thanks for reading. > > > > Greg McKenzie > > West Coast, USA > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
