I would like to associate myself with Rich's sentiments here:
On 3/3/16 10:28 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
Although I have had many good nights as a square dance and/or contra
dance caller, My best gigs are often one night stands/party dances.
It is a thrill to see non dancers learn t
Although I have had many good nights as a square dance and/or contra dance
caller, My best gigs are often one night stands/party dances. It is a
thrill to see non dancers learn to move with the phtrase of music and see
those great smiles when they succeed. 40-100 people are a good size for
such a
1. Proportion of smiles all around (dancers, band, organizers)
2. Personal challenge for me (doing something new to expand skills), while
maintaining or improving on (1)
-Don
On Mar 3, 2016 9:18 AM, "Ron Blechner via Callers" <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> What makes for your "bes
People, musicians and community - I'm still buzzing from my gig at IVFDF
2016 (www.ivfdf.org) which combined an amazing band, an audience of a large
number of enthusiastic dancers (some of whom are my dearest friends) and
the overarching sense of community that comes from calling at IVFDF (a
roving
What makes for your "best" calling gigs?
Measure any way you'd like... size, money, people, musicians, friends,
dancers, community, etc. Been thinking about this for a while and
reflecting myself, and wanted to hear what other callers think.
In dance,
Ron Blechner
