Thank you all for your advice. I thought it went pretty well. I only needed four dances, as many predicted. They were The Nice Combination, Becky's Brouhaha, Apples and Chocolate, and Butter.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 29, 2021, at 4:42 PM, Woody Lane via Contra Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Ted, > > First thing would be to make sure that the dancers have a good time. This has > been a long haul through the pandemic, so people are just overjoyed to be in > the same room moving together to live music. Complex dances, special moves, > mind-twizzlers -- IMO this event is not the right time or place for these. > Instead, just orchestrate your portion of the evening so everyone has the > best time ever. > > If those are the dances you are comfortable with, then go with them. They are > all straightforward dances. I'm familiar with most of them. One thing: you > probably don't want to call both Roll in the Hey and Butter because they both > contain full heys. > > Again, I would concentrate on the gestalt of the evening and focus on > everyone having a good time. > > Good luck, > Woody > > -- > Woody Lane > Caller, Percussive Dancer > Roseburg, Oregon > >> On 11/29/2021 8:20 AM, Ted Sims via Contra Callers wrote: >> Wow, I just got asked to call the first half (of a two hour) tonight, which >> means there is no one else to do it. I call occasionally on open calling >> nights and I think it will go ok, but no one would say I am a skilled >> caller, and I have a small repertoire I call from, which are: >> Becky's Brouhaha >> Apples and Chocolate >> The Nice Combination >> Becket in the Kitchen >> Roll in the Hey >> Butter >> Old Time Elixir#2 >> Flying Flamingos >> So, I'm humbly soliciting advice for putting together a first half out of >> the possibilities above, with many thanks. >> Also, there is a tune the band likes to play, a pretty smooth one by Tom >> Turino called "Nighthawk 750". I'm looking for a dance that works well with >> this one. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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