Re: [Callers] Calling weddings and private parties

Not sure if anyone mentioned the New England Dancing Masters. Great resource, especially for worki g with Children. http://www.dancingmasters.com Rich > On Feb 19, 2014, at 11:05 AM, "Harold E. Watson" wrote: > > Thanks everyone for all the great recommendations and

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llers-boun...@sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-boun...@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Alan Winston Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 4:14 PM To: call...@sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] Calling weddings and private parties People have said a lot of what I was going to say, but I'm gonna say

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On 2/10/2014 2:14 PM, Alan Winston wrote: (Erik Hoffman is a master of getting them moving; I've seen him walk out on the floor and just good-naturedly start allemanding with some random person, somehow pulling focus without saying a word.) *It probably helps that I'm sort of big. I can draw

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Lots of great stuff in the discussion already. I really want to highlight something Alan Winston said: *8) You have to be happy to be there, calling or not calling, leading the dorkiest, least challenging things, enjoying figuring out the thing that will work for the 17 people who got up to

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Tue, Feb 11, 2014 1:23 am Subject: Re: [Callers] Calling weddings and private parties Call it either way! As with any circle really. Bob Livingston From: Aahz Maruch <a...@pobox.com> To: call...@sharedweight.net Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 12

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Sorry for the late reply - I had problems sending to the list. I agree absolutely with your comments - and especially that you need simple proper dances. I do a lot of weddings and have devised a few(!) rules / tricks to make them go well: * Never call a contra, and rarely a proper

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: a...@pobox.com > To: call...@sharedweight.net > Subject: Re: [Callers] Calling weddings and private parties > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014, Bill Olson wrote: > > > > [...] There are some easy circle dances too (La Bastringue where you > > stay with your partner the whole tim

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On Mon, Feb 10, 2014, Bill Olson wrote: > > [...] There are some easy circle dances too (La Bastringue where you > stay with your partner the whole time).. Um, what?! The La Bastringue I know (both IFD and contra) is a mixer (SF area in case it's a regional thing). -- Hugs and backrubs -- I

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!! > Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:14:24 -0800 > From: wins...@slac.stanford.edu > To: call...@sharedweight.net > Subject: Re: [Callers] Calling weddings and private parties > > > People have said a lot of what I was going to say, but I'm gonna say it > anyway. I've called a

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People have said a lot of what I was going to say, but I'm gonna say it anyway. I've called a fair amount for weddings, private parties, and public non-dancing groups of various sizes. 1) It's not your dance, it's their party. You facilitate people having fun. That's it. They're not

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On 2/10/2014 10:18 AM, Bill Olson wrote: When the "swing" comes up, I'll often say "hook right elbows, or take 2 hands, or any other swing you like to do and just be careful not to *hurt* anybody else". That usually takes care of it. Sometimes I'm brave and just say "swing!" and most will

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On 2/10/2014 7:33 AM, Harold E. Watson wrote: Good morning everyone. I've been calling for 15 years and to this day, the hardest dances for me to call are private parties, like weddings. Would other callers share some of their experiences and solutions for these types of events? What dances

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t; and do your job :-) i know that a lot of stuff i call at family dances >>> and parties comes to me on the fly, and so i just do it. >>> >>> and i don't think of these gigs as "dances" - so i don't feel constrained >>> to do "dances",

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HING "how to do it right" here or any other time unless in a REALLY rare situation the dancers get into it and want that.. bill > Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 09:21:57 -0800 > From: wo...@woodylane.com > To: call...@sharedweight.net > Subject: Re: [Callers] Calling wedd

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Bill describes it well. This is exactly my experience also. And I've also called lots of weddings, including many where all the "swings" worked fine as elbow swings. I have called at weddings where I've been paid well but only called two or three dances during the entire evening. In the end,

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r se. esp at family dances, i'm likely to ask the kids what they'd like to do - it's okay with me if they just wanna gallop around in time to the music for awhile. good luck to you! barb From: hwat...@uark.edu To: call...@sharedweight.net Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:33:03 + Subject: [Calle

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ditto > From: co...@colinhume.com > To: call...@sharedweight.net > Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:20:06 + > Subject: Re: [Callers] Calling weddings and private parties > > On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 07:59:26 -0800, Les Addison wrote: > > * Don't use any figure in both the

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On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 07:59:26 -0800, Les Addison wrote: > * Don't use any figure in both the left and right direction-- star, > circle, allemande, or two hand turn should only go one direction. I really don't agree with this one - I've never had any problems at barn dances with "Circle left.

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DJ for the next part of the party and off you go home.. Down side is occasionally dealing with drunk people and sometimes being treated like 'the help'.. hope this rambling is helpful to some.. bill > From: hwat...@uark.edu > To: call...@sharedweight.net > Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:3

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kay with me if they just wanna gallop around > in time to the music for awhile. > > good luck to you! > > barb > > > > From: hwat...@uark.edu > > To: call...@sharedweight.net > > Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:33:03 + > > Subject: [Callers] Calling weddings

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sharedweight.net > Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:33:03 +0000 > Subject: [Callers] Calling weddings and private parties > > Good morning everyone. > > I've been calling for 15 years and to this day, the hardest dances for me to > call are private parties, like weddings. Usual

[Callers] Calling weddings and private parties

Good morning everyone. I've been calling for 15 years and to this day, the hardest dances for me to call are private parties, like weddings. Usually, a "soon to be wed" couple comes to a regular dance for the first time, has a great time, and that's what they want at their wedding reception.