First off, I love this story. "It was only a little crooked." That's
definitely good for a laugh. Well after the event. At the time, I'm sure
it was another matter.
But going back to the original post, did the band tell you afterwards that
it was a new tune to them or before? If after, then
Reminds me of a moment early in my calling career working with a band (with
musicians who should have known better) who played a crooked tune.
It took me 3 times through to realize what the problem was and I told the band
we need to change tunes, NOW. They did. I asked them afterwards
Really nice dance. Do neighbors face across when they balance? Or
do they face each other?
T
On May 30, 2017, at 8:16 AM, Stephanie Marie via Callers wrote:
Wrote this over the last several months and called it last night in
Charlotte:
Swim at Round Pond, improper
A1 1's in the
Ooh tricky - you definitely need to tell the band, maybe point out the odd
phrasing and that you'll need to see if you can find a really good specific
dance for it to work nicely. I'm intrigued as to what the tune is now -
maybe the list can suggest something useful if you let us know?
Bob
On
On 5/30/2017 2:16 PM, Martha Wild via Callers wrote:
So, a while back I was working with a band and they played a tune that was sort
of new for them, and the A part was fine, but the B part was unusual anyway,
and hard to know where the count was, in particular because they were
unfamiliar
In the moment, move right along. Next dance needs to be rock-solid, next
tune needs to be rock solid. Drop the difficulty through the floor and get
your dancers dancing again as quickly as possible. Don't dwell and let the
dancers forget it ever happened.
Afterwards either ask the band to play
So, a while back I was working with a band and they played a tune that was sort
of new for them, and the A part was fine, but the B part was unusual anyway,
and hard to know where the count was, in particular because they were
unfamiliar with it, and I tried to count and call so the dancers
Wrote this over the last several months and called it last night in
Charlotte:
Swim at Round Pond, improper
A1 1's in the middle gypsy and swing
A2 Circle left 1x and neighbor swing
B1 Down the hall four in line, turn alone, come back
B2 Neighbor balance, 2's gate 1's down the middle, New
