Re: [Callers] Heys for new dancers

When I teach a half Hey in an intro workshop I do it right after the Ladies Chain. I start by telling the women that they already know this next move and have them do the chain with no hands -- including walking around the opposite gent. Then I tell the gents that they'll be following the

[Callers] Heys for new dancers

Adding to Linda's good thoughts - For a full hey I usually point out that people should end up in their starting place, and if there are lots of newer dancers I may add "how you get there is just a detail, as long as you don't crash into anyone else." Folks often chuckle at that point, which I

Re: [Callers] Callers Workshop with Scott Higgs - March 10th

Just to let you know: I'm on the fence about this. It's already going to be a very busy weekend for me. I'd like to be kept in the loop, but I can't commit now. -Original Message- From: Jack Mitchell Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 3:17 PM To: trianglecon...@yahoogroups.com ;

[Callers] Heys for new dancers

Tavi wrote: -* heys *can be a surprisingly easy move. I recently had a conversation with another caller who shares the opinion that heys are actually easier for newbs to properly execute than are ladies chains. The biggest problem i've noticed with heys is that many experienced dancers seem

[Callers] Callers Workshop with Scott Higgs - March 10th

Scott Higgs is going to be in the Triangle calling for the 3/9 TCD contra dance and for a special 3/10 English Country Dance workshop (in the mid afternoon) and evening dance. He has also agreed to do a callers workshop for us while he's in town. The workshop will be Saturday morning 3/10,

Re: [Callers] reporting in from Maberly

Glad to hear the dance went well! And also glad the input was helpful. Your report brings up a few things i think are really valuable to remember (which i sometimes forget!) so i figured i'd toss them out to the list for further thought: - if a dance is likely to be challenging for the crowd,

Re: [Callers] New Dance for Threes

Thank you Beth for the editorial. I agree! John McIntire, Unity ME From: "b...@hands4.com" To: Caller's discussion list Date sent: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:23:53 -0700 Subject:Re: [Callers]

Re: [Callers] New Dance for Threes

LOL, this is quickly becoming a game of "how would YOU do a dance like this?" I'm going to add my vision into the mix. I do a lot of family dances, and I envision this as a mixer for a family group who would be comfortable with a mixer (not all groups would be.) And to satisfy the "every dance

Re: [Callers] reporting in from Maberly

Emily wrote: > -A woman fell the third time through the first dance in the middle of > a balance the ring. We stopped the dance. I was worried but kept really > calm. Turns out she hurt her wrist but was otherwise fine. (Makes me want > to find out even quicker how to get callers