Sometimes it's hit and miss -- it seems like it's in the stars, no
applause, next time raucous appreciation. Sometimes you know you're not
up to your best, or you can tell the band is lagging or lacking. Still,
that's the night when everyone comes up and says, "Great Dance, That was
Better than
Good morning,
Its been my experience that dancers routinely applaud after each set.. I do
so as well even when calling..turning to the band and acknowledging them. I
go one step further and ask for additional acknowledgment/applause not just
for the band, I ask for a hand for the hall. Paying resp
On 4/22/2015 7:08 PM, Erik Hoffman via Callers wrote:
Hi All,
There are several places where almost no applause occurs after a dance. In some communities, when
I've been subjected to that experience, I've asked, "were we off tonight?" The reply
usually is something like, "no, the dance was fin
I also think it's worth mentioning that we can model as dancers the
behavior we'd like to see as callers. Socializing and catching up with
friends is excellent, but when I'm dancing, I make an effort to always
quiet down and listen to the caller whenever they start speaking, and
perhaps gently dire
I certainly agree that a "s" or similar utterance is not a good thing to do.
One of the consequences of people talking during the walkthrough is that it
sometimes hard to hear the instructions - especially at the back of the hall.
And of course it is at the back of the hall where there are
This topic has been on my mind in recent months. It's been very helpful for
organizers to communicate the local culture for callers doing a gig for the
first time, for the reason Martha noted.
"We're chatty, but the dancers pay attention. Don't take it as rude." was
recent advice, as an example.
I
Erik wrote:
Often, after people have lined up, they talk with each other, their partner,
their minor set, or other people around them. Often callers strive to get
everyone to shut-up so they can start the dance. I've come to believe this time
of conversation is the main time we get to know a
Good point Erik. Also, if you travel, different groups can have vastly
different cultures. Some years ago I was asked to call a zesty contra in
another state. I assumed they would want to do a lot of zesty dances and
planned accordingly. The food was placed outside the dance floor in a long hall
hmm, this must be happening with some regularity - - I frequently get
the latter end of a string, but find no evidence of earlier postings
[unless someone has kept the string as they've posted their own
response! ;-) ]
we are such an interesting collection of folks... if we COULD agree on
This is a great topic! Thanks for bringing it up, Erik.
A few thoughts:
**I introduce the band before the first dance. “Let’s give a warm welcome
to…..” I like to gently set up expectations.
**If the dancers don’t remember to applaud, I remind them, even if it means
doing this more than once in
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015, barb kirchner via Callers wrote:
>
> u...just got a notification that i was not a member...but i've
> been a member for a long time. why did i get the notification if i
> wasn't a member???
Because Erik Hoffman made the decision -- the wrong decision -- to post
to two dif
Erik (and all),
You certainly hit on one of the issues for me. I remember calling in one
community with a pretty well-known popular band, and I gave the band their
props, as I usually do, but I could not get the dancers to applaud the band.
Maybe a bit more at the end of the night, but not muc
I've used the statement, "when did SHUT UP become impolite to say?"
~erik hoffman
On 4/22/2015 7:48 PM, Michael Fuerst wrote:
It's interesting that "shut-up" and "quiet down" mean the same.
Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217 239 5844
On Wednesday, April 22, 201
Maia writes:
On 4/22/2015 7:20 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
I often announce the band again, possibly with a "give a big hand to..."
I have done this, too, or, as the last note goes quiet, announce the
band name. In certain communities this doesn't do much. I've also
announced the b
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