Re: [Callers] Timing on a zig and zag

I agree that the timing (say, from a zig-zag into a do-si-do) can be squishy, but I like it if the music encourages the dancers to be on time. Once I asked Anna Patton for a tune that "swoops" into A1 from B2, with the explanation that the A1 figure is a do-si-do, and but the dancers are

Re: [Callers] An observation about end effects -- becoming neutral three times at each end

Many of the dances by Cary Ravitz carry this warning: "This dance has multiple individual progressions. Be alert on the ends." I had always noticed that many of his dances were tricky at the ends but thinking about what he meant by "multiple individual progressions" made me realize it was the

Re: [Callers] Yet more unknown dances! (Mange Tak)

I believe the correct spelling for #7 is Mange Tak (with an e at the end of the first word..."Many Thanks" in Danish) but I didn't write the dance, so what do I know… On Jun 1, 2014, at 7:33 PM, Jack Mitchell via Callers wrote: > #1 is Melody's Madness by