The local series is good that way, with their confirmations. Those are
pretty close to the date, so I tend to follow the Check Their
Sites/Pages thing.
Others in the region are pretty good with a run of communication to set
up and one to later confirm. Again with something closer to the date.
On 2015-10-25 1556, Michael Fuerst via Callers wrote:
The use of gypsy as a contra dance term is almost as offensive as a
contra dance containing a shadow swing. (JUST KIDDING)
I would suggest a response of the following nature:
Hello ___
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I'd almost stop there.
The most
On 2015-10-18 1652, Rich Dempsey via Callers wrote:
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I love the use of shorter sets to bring asymmetric dances out for a
spin. Chestnuts and triplets and triple minors come to mind. In the
circumstance that started this thread, a hearty Chorus Jig sounds like
a win.
Rich
It's nice to
On 2015-10-17 2002, Leslie Gotfrit via Callers wrote:
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In any case, I’d be grateful for advice
Leslie Gotfrit
Try it. Maybe.
I worked a Contra series dance with my first (advertised as such) old
time band tonight. The No Jigs thing initially felt a bit unsettling,
however the
On 2015-10-02 0853, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
I think that rolling starts (seamless transition from walkthrough into
the dance, as the band just starts playing music during the walkthrough)
are super neat if done properly! But I'm still not quite sure how to do
them properly. So I ask
On 2015-10-02 1300, Aahz Maruch via Callers wrote:
On Fri, Oct 02, 2015, Lindsey Dono wrote:
Does this help?
Thanks! Not a term I'd seen before, and it looked like the kind of term
that could have multiple meanings (like "poly").
Also see:
Interview With a Vamper, by Peter Barnes
His
On 2015-08-04 1310, Claire Takemori via Callers wrote:
Thank you for all the replies so far ! One other question,
What are the key elements/movements that you would emphasize teaching with kids?
giving weight, hearing the music beats, swing, star, do si do,
allemande.. ?
Having fun.
