I don’t mark such things regularly but I do make notations regular ding potential trouble spots like needing to circle with the couple across in a dance that sometimes leaves you halfway between two opposing couples I also sometimes note the figure where you progress.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 10, 2023, at 4:19 PM, Emily Addison via Contra Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi fellow callers :) > > I'm doing a big reorg of my dance cards. This includes looking closely at > the dances I have, hunting out new material to fill some gaps, and also > rethink how I organize my dance cards (which are on paper). I have a related > question.... > > Do you use any highlights, underlines, or other ways to visually emphasize > specific moments in your dances? > > For instance, maybe you highlight swings or underline recovery spots in a > dance? > > I'm currently wondering about marking the spots where movements stop/change. > I remember being in a dance musician workshop with Andrew VanNorstrand long > ago where he talked about the key points of the dance being where dancers > stopped their flow in one direction. (I'm not phrasing the concept nearly as > well as he did). ... ... think of the LLFB (that moment of being) or coming > together for a balance. > I'm feeling like those moments would be great to flag in a strong visual way > so I can quickly see them as I think they impact the experience of the dance, > tips to provide the musicians, etc. > > However, I'm interested in any visual cues you use on your cards to highlight > key information. > > Thoughts on all this??? > > Thanks! > Emily Addison > Ottawa, Ontario > _______________________________________________ > 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]
