Eric,
That sounds like a nice resource. In addition to one night stands - those type
dances can also be used (sometimes with minor modification) at family dances.
I plan to vacation out your way in September - I'll try to look you up and save
$3.
Mac McKeever
From: Cheryl Joyal via Callers <[email protected]>
To: Erik Hoffman <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Solo fiddler or recorded music?
Erik I will take you up on mailing me your book - how doI get you a check?
I will try to post the program I did recently for about 10 dancers and 45
beginners - I had to abort a couple dances ( including ladies chain) but we did
manage to get to contras and progress. I use callers companion to plan
program and introduce on new move at a time. Usually do a circle dance with
couple progression to get the concept
Cheryl Joyal630-667-3284
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On Mar 27, 2015, at 11:10 AM, Erik Hoffman via Callers
<[email protected]> wrote:
Yes, the courtesy turn is a challenge. And, in a right & left thru, finding
your "turner" is a challenge for the women. This is because for the person on
the right, the natural way to turn is away from your partner. And, for some
reason, men often think they don't have to move...
But, for a room of beginners, I think, as said in an earlier email, the chain
is a challenge, as the mere idea of progressing one way or the other...
~erik Hoffman
On 3/27/2015 8:54 AM, Cheryl Joyal via Callers wrote:
The courtesy turn is the hard part. Sometimes Teaching hat first works as
they practice the movement prior to moving - then have them walk across and do
same turn. Similar for ladies chain although I think having a dance with R&L
b4 chain is my new approach. And sometimes it just doesn't work with many
beginners - so I apologize for not explaining well and change to an easy backup
dance
Cheryl Joyal 630-667-3284
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On Mar 27, 2015, at 8:28 AM, Jacob Nancy Bloom via Callers
<[email protected]> wrote:
I would absolutely believe that the dancers were completely confounded by
"right and left through". I remember how surprised I was, when I called my
first dance, to discover how much more confusing it was than a Ladie's Chain.
If you are used to both of them, then you tend to think of them as being
similar. If you've never done either, then one of them has you connected to
other people, while the other leaves you by yourself, trying to figure out
which way to turn (and usually getting it wrong.)
But learning which figures are easier and harder comes quickly. Learning
which dances to call for a given crowd and how to teach them efficiently is a
neverending process!
Jacob
On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Brooks Hart via Callers
<[email protected]> wrote:
So, as the original poster, I am reporting back.
The dance with the solo fiddler was a mixed bag. The music was very nice,
but because I am new to calling, and our dancers are 99% beginners, way too
much time was spent on walk-throughs and teaching. The fiddler sat out for long
stretches of time, which seemed like a waste of his time and the money spent on
live music.
I thought I had picked easy dances, but you wouldn't believe how confounded
so many of the people were at "right and left through", and that falls on me
and my lack of experience with teaching and crowd wrangling.
A special moment for everyone, though, was doing a circle waltz dance with
the fiddler playing, unplugged, in the center of the circle.
So, thanks again for everyone's input and encouragement, Brooks
> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 03:50:51 -0700
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Solo fiddler or recorded music?
> From: [email protected]
>
> [resting up before the CALLERLAB convention, catching up on some older
> messages]
>
> On Thu, Mar 05, 2015, Neal Schlein via Callers wrote:
> >
> > So, the moral of the story is that if a caller isn't USED to working with a
> > band, live music isn't necessarily going to result in the best experience
> > for the dancers.
>
> My experience as a relatively new caller is that it also depends on the
> caller's experience as a dancer. My hearing makes it a bit difficult to
> tune into the phrasing of a live band to call at the correct times, but
> because I've been contra dancing for so many years (almost exclusively to
> live music) I can roughly manage it -- and I know what it's supposed to
> sound like.
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