Re: [Callers] One caller slot remaining for 2016 New Zealand tour

I did this trip in 2008 and it was truly the most memorable of my life. We danced 15 of the 30 nights we were there with local dancers. It's a great way to see NZ and actually meet the natives. JoLaine Jones-Pokorney Gainesville FL On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 8:19 PM, Vicki Morrison via Callers <

Re: [Callers] Rolling Starts?

Thanks Dave, Alan and Sue for catching me up! Kalia On 10/6/2015 10:27 AM, Dave Casserly wrote: Done. On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 1:15 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers > wrote: If Woody sent a message to the list on this

[Callers] One caller slot remaining for 2016 New Zealand tour

Hello! The Allemande Joy Contra Dance Tour is a group of 32 dancers, musicians, and callers from the US who spend a month every other year touring New Zealand, mostly the south island. We stop in cities along the way to conduct and/or participate in local contra dances. The trip also includes a

Re: [Callers] Rolling Starts?

Done. On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 1:15 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > > If Woody sent a message to the list on this subject, I seem to have > misplaced it. I'd be grateful if someone could forward it to me offline. > I've been wrestling with this subject

Re: [Callers] Rolling Starts?

On 10/6/2015 1:07 AM, JD Erskine iDance via Callers wrote: 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! It

Re: [Callers] Rolling Starts?

Amy Larkin is masterful at this! She also is an incredible dancer, so she really understands what needs to happen. Heavenly! Linda On Oct 6, 2015, at 11:47 AM, Don Veino via Callers wrote: > I experienced a wonderful spontaneous rolling start recently. > > We

Re: [Callers] Rolling Starts?

I experienced a wonderful spontaneous rolling start recently. We were in a small private party venue and fortunate to have Amy Richardson-Larkin (fiddle), her husband Jonathan Larkin (guitar, etc.) and Chris Ricciotti (yes - not only a caller, he plays button accordion) playing for us. I was

Re: [Callers] Rolling Starts?

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

Re: [Callers] Rolling Starts?

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