In addition to the great resources mentioned already, I really got a lot of useful tips from Tom Hinds' Calling New England Squares.
I also enjoyed Bill Litchman's Western Squares book, which I believe is available from the Lloyd Shaw Foundation if not the CDSS. Jerome Grisanti On Sat, Mar 18, 2023, 1:49 PM Tony Parkes via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > A resource definitely worth exploring is David Millstone’s Square Dance > History Project. I didn’t mention it in my first response because it may > not be the easiest place to find specific types of dance video quickly, but > it’s a must for anyone who loves squares and has a bit of free time to > peruse. > > www.squaredancehistory.org > > > > Tony Parkes > > Billerica, Mass. > > www.hands4.com > > New book! Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century > > (available now) > > > > > > *From:* Maia McCormick via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, March 18, 2023 12:21 PM > *To:* Shared Weight Contra Callers <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [Callers] Starting to call squares at contra dances > > > > After dancing to some of Lisa's Greenleaf's 🔥 squares at Beantown Stomp > last weekend, I'm feeling inspired to add some to my repertoire. (To be > clear, I'm looking for squares-for-contra-dancers, not MWSD squares.) > > 1. Any resources to recommend for someone learning to call squares? > 2. Any advice to share, techniques to look into, things you wish you'd > known when starting out / wish contra callers knew about squares? > 3. Suggestions for callers to look up on YouTube (besides Lisa ofc) / > fave videos? > 4. Favorite dances that I should add to my box? > > Thanks in advance, > > Maia > > -- > > Maia McCormick (she/her) > > 917.279.8194 > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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