Thanks so much to those of you who have responded to my inquiry about Becky Hill. SO neat to learn more about her. :) I love some of the stories about her personal philosophy about calling. So great. :)
And yes... lovely to also hear what other women were also calling in the 1980s and 1990s. Emily On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 3:53 PM Jerome Grisanti <jerome.grisa...@gmail.com> wrote: > The very first callers workshop I ever attended was lead by Becky. She > encouraged us to take responsibility for whatever happened on the dance > floor. "Own it. Win an Academy Award for sincerely saying, 'oops, I > misjudged, let's try this a different way.' " > > Years later, for a full-weekend event in which I was the lead organizer, > the scheduled caller had to drop out suddenly and I was scrambling to find > a substitute. I left Becky a message but meanwhile found someone else > available. Becky called back that evening and was happy to chat a bit. She > was a soothing voice and assured me that the caller I had found would do a > great job. She said she would have thrown her stuff into her car and made > the long drive if necessary, though, "cause that's what we do." > > I still hear her voice when I use some of my favorite teaching tips. Rest > in peace. > > — Jerome Grisanti > > On Wed, May 15, 2024, 11:09 AM Emily Addison via Contra Callers < > contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> Over the past year, I'm realizing how many dances written by Becky Hill I >> absolutely adore. So, naively, I wrote to Becky Hill (this one! >> <https://www.rebeccahill.org/>) whom I admire thinking that it was her >> who wrote dances. Turns out that flatfooter and old time square dance >> leader Becky Hill is not the same Becky Hill who wrote the contras and >> square that I have in my dance box. >> >> So... I naturally became curious ... who is the other Becky Hill??? >> And this is all I've been able to find >> <https://www.heritagecremationsociety.com/obituaries/rebecca-ellen-becky-hill> >> . >> >> Did any of you know Becky? Any further information on her? >> I know that many of her dances are super popular and called by so many >> folk. >> >> Thanks, >> Emily Addison in Ottawa ON >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >> >
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