I've done both as a dancer, and as a caller, I've only done a slot as a regular length dance.
I've also danced to both live music and DJed music at techno contras. As a dancer, I prefer to have the dances be of a length that I expect-- it keeps me from needing to negotiate with my partner when to jump in/how long to dance. I've done techno contras with some really awesome callers, and most of them seem to end up with a bit more challenge about tracking where we are in the dance, so end up with a bit of calling to correct the dancers, and I feel like a continuous dance setup would make that even harder. I would have preferred, when doing the long long dances, to have been told that it was not only okay to drop out at the end, but expected. Les On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:46 AM, Kalia Kliban <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > > I have a question about two different styles of techno contra. The > question is mostly directed at folks who have done both, since I'm curious > about whether you have a preference and if so, why. Some techno contras > have continuous music -- the dancers just drop in or out at the bottom > whenever they feel like it, and the caller treats the night like one long > medley. The other kind is more like a regular contra. The caller teaches > a dance, the music starts, the dance runs for however long it runs, and > then it stops and folks re-partner for the next one. > > As a dancer, which style do you prefer? How about as a caller? > > Kalia > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
