> Do you have a way that you can tag your dances in Evernote or easily search looking for a particular combination of figures or that type of thing?
I do indeed! So I can search on or click on various terms (e.g. mad robin, full hey, half hey, bouncy A1) and bring up all relevant dances. On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 3:55 PM Jack Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > Emily -- > > Do you have a way that you can tag your dances in Evernote or easily > search looking for a particular combination of figures or that type of > thing? > > On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 3:23 PM Emily Rush via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I use Evernote (https://evernote.com/), which isn't perfect but can be >> wrangled to work well enough. All the cards are on my computer AND in the >> cloud AND I pay a little extra to have them on my phone without internet. >> So if my computer breaks/is lost/is stolen I have my phone, and if the >> computer *and *phone are gone* I could use someone else's computer or >> phone. I can add tags to the cards, so I have a tag for each move, its >> ~flow~, and any quirks (e.g. no partner swing), which makes it easy to >> search. I don't rely on my memory at ALL. >> >> And I believe I have a bunch of word documents in google drive, too. >> >> >> *I will be in a weeping puddle on the floor >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 2:13 PM Lissa Bengtson via Contra Callers < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I enjoy teaching dances I have memorized, certainly! However all the >>> ones I have memorized are folk dances where the tune is always the same, >>> such as Levi Jackson Rag, several Scottish Country Dances and ECD and >>> dozens of international folk dances. Modern Contras elude me because of >>> the lack of a name tune. >>> One of the most discouraging comments I ever received during a >>> contra callers workshop was “if you can’t memorize 12 dances for an >>> evening, you have no business calling contras.” (Robert Cromartie). But >>> I’ve had lots of fun since then, ignoring that advice. >>> My cards were stolen in 2006, but I reconstructed them with the help >>> of Chuck Roth and Rich Goss and many other callers. So now I scan my >>> favorite dances so I never lose them, but I still prefer cards when calling >>> dances. I get enough computer time! Makes it easier for someone to copy >>> (or photo) a dance they like, also. >>> >>> Lissa Bengtson >>> San Antonio >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 12:46 PM Bill Olson via Contra Callers < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Susan, This addresses #2, a potential BACKUP PLAN..... and also >>>> "paperless calling" in general, though not in the way you were thinking... >>>> >>>> Maybe 25-30 (sheesh maybe more!) years ago I had been calling for >>>> several years and also played in a couple dance bands and also did sound at >>>> the North Whitefield, Maine 4th Friday dance (this was Ted Sannella's dance >>>> for many years). One time the caller didn't show up and I was asked if I >>>> could call the dance. I had no cards with me but said OK and had to do it >>>> from memory. I got through the dance (barely) without having to repeat any >>>> dances (hah hah) but found the experience very "freeing" not having to >>>> look down at a card. (yeah there were a few tense moments there).. Anyway >>>> since that time I resolved never to be tied down to paper (or recently to a >>>> computer or the internet) and have always called from memory. This makes it >>>> easier to interact with the band and more importantly to be aware of what >>>> is happening with the dancers out on the floor. Before each dance I make a >>>> plan (which is rarely fully adhered to) with dances and "spares".. I go >>>> through them in my head on the way to the dance.. There have been several >>>> times, though not that many, when I had a brain fart and couldn't remember >>>> the dance and had to bail but quickly called a no-brainer one walk-thru >>>> dance.. . Before the pandemic (i.e. not calling for a year and a half) >>>> I had about 100 dances in the memory bank. Of course to keep things >>>> fresh, I would call new ones which I would study for a while before the >>>> dance. Some times they got added to the 100 some times not.. >>>> >>>> OK I understand not everyone trusts their memory like this.. BUT it's >>>> not a bad idea to have an evening's program worth of dances that you can >>>> recall from memory (or even two or three) just in case you forget your >>>> cards at a dance where there is no internet access!!.. Rick Mohr used to >>>> have (maybe still does) a business card sized card in his wallet. He >>>> developed a shorthand for annotating a dance and claimed he had 100 dances >>>> on that card (the printing was very small!).. !! Larry Unger used to carry >>>> a set of dance cards in his guitar case.. He wasn't a caller but would give >>>> them to the caller in case "something happened", so the show would go on. >>>> I.e. it's probably good to have a set of "emergency" dance cards in your >>>> wallet or car glove compartment or heck on your smart phone. But I still >>>> like being to call from memory.. Good exercise for my brain I guess.. >>>> >>>> my $.02 worth.. >>>> >>>> bill olson in Maine >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* Susan English via Contra Callers < >>>> [email protected]> >>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 28, 2021 4:45 PM >>>> *To:* [email protected] < >>>> [email protected]> >>>> *Subject:* [Callers] Paperless Calling >>>> >>>> As I begin to travel again, I want to leave my dance cards home and >>>> access all my material virtually. I have 2 questions: >>>> >>>> 1. Which virtual method (or app) do you prefer for accessing your dance >>>> instructions and notes? >>>> 2. What is your back-up plan at a dance if you can't get on the >>>> internet? >>>> >>>> Susan [image: 🎶] [image: ☺] >>>> 330-347-8155 >>>> woosterdance.com >>>> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwoosterdance.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cafddc1f019eb48b082f808d951e72047%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637630875430358334%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2B4sdnIaWMAt35OU9coLXXG5Ezc8SZFZBU1wGVwJ8Fjw%3D&reserved=0> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>> [email protected] >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> [email protected] >> >
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