Claire:
(1) Buy this book:
https://smile.amazon.com/Step-Lively-Book-Marian-Rose/dp/0968756905?sa-no-redirect=1
(2) Consider buying this book:
https://smile.amazon.com/Alabama-Gal-No-Fail-Singing-Children/dp/1579998429/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473626812&sr=1-1&keywords=new+england+dancing+masters
(3) Check out this web page and consider the items marked as difficulty "1".
http://barndances.org.uk/
(4) View archives of the callers list at
http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.net/
-- Alan
On 9/11/16 1:43 PM, Claire Takemori via Callers wrote:
Hi Amy and all,
I’m a new family dance (and contra) caller. I’d love to see your new
inspired program, as I don’t have an archive of Shared Weight emails YET.
I’d love to hear about other folks favorite family/community dances?
(I know the Spiral, basic CL, CR, in/out, Sasha, longways from a few
books)
I get to call for our son’s nature class, which has preschool up to
adults. And it’s outside, WITHOUT amplification….
I also get to call at our local contra during the break, as we are a
Sunday afternoon dance and families show up with kids!
Thanks for sharing!
Claire Takemori (Campbell CA)
On Sep 11, 2016, at 1:02 PM, via Callers
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From: Amy Cann via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net
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Subject: [Callers] Just had to share this:
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It's 5:00. At 7:30 tonight I'll be calling a dance for about 150 Putney
School teens freshly-returned from their Long Fall wilderness trips.
They'll be smelly and exuberant.
An hour ago at 4:00 I was planning my program and had a sudden wave of
"Gosh, I'm sick of my own material."
You know how it's easy to stick to the tried-and-true favorites you *know*
will work?
But once in a while your repertoire starts to feel like the pillowcase
when
you've been stuck sick in bed for too long? You turn it over and over but
you can't find a fresh cool spot anymore?
So I went to my gmail <sharedweight> archive, typed in "circle mixer",
browsed a bunch of old threads, and am now going out the door freshly
invigorated.
What a vital, valuable, inspiring community this is.
Thanks, all of you.
Amy
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