On Fri, Mar 08, 2019, Isaac Banner via Callers wrote:
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> I've felt like most box circulate dances use the circulate as a buildup
> into a swing with *someone*. Looking at
> http://www.contra.dance/thecallersbox, there are only 12 results for dances
> with a circulate that isn't followed by a
On Tue, Jun 19, 2018, bill fischer via Callers wrote:
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> does anyone have experience with hearing impaired calling?
I'm deaf with cochlear implants. I don't really have any general advice
about calling with a hearing impairment (especially because I mostly call
MWSD -- modern western square
On Thu, Jun 21, 2018, Jen Morgan via Callers wrote:
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> - Remember normal hygiene for dealing with folks who may be
> partially or totally lip-reading: nothing in front of your face
> (including stand or handheld radio mics); face the audience.
There's a tradeoff here: a lot of modern microphones
On Thu, May 17, 2018, Jack Mitchell via Callers wrote:
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> What would you call a circulate like this? Would it be a partial
> circulate? Or, in the interest of not adding any more terminology, since
> only half of the people are going to end up in a wave after each one, would
> it be better to
On Sun, Apr 08, 2018, K Panton via Callers wrote:
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> Here's the dance. the problem is "How do I get neighbours who are beside
> each other in an ocean wave (A1) to the other side of the set for a swing?"
> (A2) (short of calling on Mr. Scott for a teleport)
>
> Return from Vulcan Becket
>
> A1
On Sun, Oct 08, 2017, Donna Hunt via Callers wrote:
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> Well, I'm not a MWSD caller, so I don't know what's involved, so if I
> used the wrong words to describe it perhaps you can help.
>
> What I know is that the callers know where the dancers are after a
> figure (by definition of the figure)
On Wed, Oct 04, 2017, Jeremy Child via Callers wrote:
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> I have a question for anyone who calls or dances Gender Free MWSD (by
> Gender Free I mean where no assumptions are made about what role a dancer
> will take based on their gender).
For pedantic reasons, I'll note that MWSD doesn't use
On Fri, Oct 06, 2017, Donna Hunt via Callers wrote:
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> Our callers are fantastic and I'm sure this isn't easy for them to
> call without visual identifiers, but calling by definition shouldn't
> need that...unless the sets get out of sorts.
Not sure why you think "calling by definition"
On Thu, Jun 29, 2017, Kalia Kliban via Callers wrote:
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> I'm re-vamping my list of simple contra dances for new callers, and am in
> search of a very particular sort of becket dance. The list is one of my
> hand-outs for callers' classes at camps, so the folks who'll be using it are
> likely to
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017, Neal Schlein via Callers wrote:
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> I do not want to replace gent and lady as terms, based on my own experience.
What I'd say is that what I want doesn't matter much.
> Some context: I've been dancing for between 29 and 37 years, depending on
> how you count--my parents met
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017, Read Weaver via Callers wrote:
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> As far as I know, all of the ongoing gender-free English country
> dances use a different system, "global terminology." It's based on
> current position rather than role, and so doesn't have to use a
> substitute for gents/ladies. There are
Not that Portland, the other Portland. ;-)
http://bangordailynews.com/2017/01/09/news/portland/contra-dancing-takes-a-gender-neutral-spin-in-portland/
I personally would prefer to settle on "larks" and "ravens" because that
seems to have more traction -- but it doesn't matter as long as we get
On Thu, Oct 13, 2016, Don Veino via Callers wrote:
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> Last night at bedtime my 5 year old daughter and I had the following
> interaction:
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> Raeden: "Daddy. I want to write a new dance, Pony Fun."
> Me: "OK, how does it go?"
> R: "Star, Star, Swing. Swing, Courtesy Turn, Circle 3 places, Pass
On Tue, Oct 04, 2016, Yoyo Zhou via Callers wrote:
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> Try not to cancel the dance unless you all literally would rather go have
> some ice cream. Dancers don't go to a dance like this expecting the contra
> contra contra experience, but simply that you will lead them in dance and
> help them have
On Sat, Sep 10, 2016, Amy Cann via Callers wrote:
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> So I went to my gmail archive, typed in "circle mixer",
> browsed a bunch of old threads, and am now going out the door freshly
> invigorated.
>
> What a vital, valuable, inspiring community this is.
>
> Thanks, all of you.
Yay!
--
Hugs
On Tue, Sep 06, 2016, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
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> Though Tavi, I wonder, would your proposal here be equally as effective if
> we called more gents' right-hand chains? Even as an experienced dancer I
> find the left-hand chain counterintuitive, and yes it would be second
> nature if we
On Wed, Sep 07, 2016, Sue C. Hulsether via Callers wrote:
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> Re batteries: They both use AA batteries, and I have found some
> high-quality rechargeable batteries that I love (Powerex batteries and
> accompanying Maha/Powerex charger).
Just wanted to highlight this bit. The Maha/Powerex
On Mon, Sep 05, 2016, Kalia Kliban via Callers wrote:
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> I sent this last week but got a message from Dave Casserly telling me the
> message had been marked as spam, so I'm guessing it mostly disappeared into
> everyone's lint filter. I've read the previous threads on headsets going
> back to
On Sat, Sep 03, 2016, tavi merrill via Callers wrote:
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> Despite the hours we spend workshopping the ladies' chain, we spend
> virtually no time collectively addressing how to teach gents' (left-handed)
> chains. As a consequence, male dancers miss out on opportunities to twirl;
> understanding
On Tue, Aug 23, 2016, George Mercer via Callers wrote:
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> Just a note: I always teach the right and left through. It is a
> simple move in the grand scheme, but it doesn't make much sense
> for beginners. Saying it is like a ladies chain only both dancers
> are crossing doesn't really help.
On Mon, Jul 18, 2016, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
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> Chinese New Year by Chris Page || improper (adv'd)
> Starts in long waves, gents face out, Ns by R
> A1: bal. wave & box circulate (2x) (LX G loop; GX L loop)
> A2: bal. wave & box circulate (LX G loop)
What are "LX G loop" and "GX L
On Fri, Jul 08, 2016, Mark Pigman via Callers wrote:
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> I frequently roll swap with my partners on Californiatwirls and Petronella
> twirls as well.
>
> However, when I have had neighbors do a longlines partner swap, I have felt
> abandoned as they discard my hand in the middleof the move. Is
I know at least three of us will be there next weekend, any interest in a
group meal or something? Or just crash into each other on the dance
floor? ;->
--
Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/
<*> <*> <*>
Help a
On Wed, May 18, 2016, Don Veino via Callers wrote:
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> Mic technique is IMHO more important than mic type, I'd concentrate on
> being a consistent reasonable distance away from the mic with it pointing
> *at* your mouth. Vary pitch rather than volume with your voice to
> communicate excitement. I
On Sun, May 08, 2016, Don Veino via Callers wrote:
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> What do folks do to ensure dance booking contacts remember that they've
> booked you?
One way is to ask questions somewhere around a month ahead of time: "any
special occasion?", "who's the band?", etc
--
Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6
[I'm writing this "to" Kalia because she was calling English at the Queer
Contra Dance Camp a couple of weekends ago, but then I figured other
people might find it interesting and/or useful]
Howdy Kalia,
I think I finally figured out part of the reason why I overall dislike
English despite its
On Fri, Apr 08, 2016, James Saxe via Callers wrote:
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> The sort of stuff I'm talking about strikes me as more suited for
> a challenging session at a dance camp/weekend than for a regular
> evening dance--and even more so now than at the time of Ted's visits
> to California 25-30 years ago, on
On Wed, Dec 09, 2015, Jeremy Gmail via Callers wrote:
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> Becket Formation:
>
> R thru on left diagonal (ends do not move), R thru across
> Circle left 3/4, Swing neighbour
> Pass through, California twirl, Men left-hand turn once-and-half
> Balance and swing partner
Panix Dot Chat
On Mon, Nov 30, 2015, Aahz via Callers wrote:
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> I've been asked to run a barn dance Saturday Jan 16, 9pm-11pm, but I'm
> busy. The dance will be part of the Western Regional Outdoor Leadership
> Conference:
>
> http://outdoored.stanford.edu/center/wrolc-2016/
>
>
Howdy,
I've been asked to run a barn dance Saturday Jan 16, 9pm-11pm, but I'm
busy. The dance will be part of the Western Regional Outdoor Leadership
Conference:
http://outdoored.stanford.edu/center/wrolc-2016/
If you don't know where Stanford is, you're probably coming from too far
away to
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