Re: [Callers] Difficult dancers as a caller

This is only marginally relevant, but when demonstrating a move I often will take the newest dancers I can and use them as my demonstrators -- walking them through the move while assuring them they can do it. I also throw in little hints like "You're not going to remember everything, so don't

Re: [Callers] Difficult dancers as a caller

Two more suggestions. At some dances I have called, I found that saying "end the swing and face across" a bit early solved the late-for-the-next move issues. And sometimes repeatedly cuing at B1, where the music is often audibly different AND where there is often some noticeable move starting,

Re: [Callers] Difficult dancers as a caller

tra...@gmail.com> To: Mac Mckeever <mac...@ymail.com> Cc: Caller's discussion list <call...@sharedweight.net>; Martha Wild <maw...@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Difficult dancers as a caller Mac, suggestions on how? (Guessing this

Re: [Callers] Difficult dancers as a caller

On 3/7/2017 1:51 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers wrote: Mac, suggestions on how? (Guessing this is more of an organizer, not caller, thing to do.) Ron Blechner On Mar 7, 2017 9:51 AM, "Mac Mckeever via Callers" > wrote:

Re: [Callers] Difficult dancers as a caller

- > *From:* Martha Wild via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> > *To:* Caller's discussion list <call...@sharedweight.net> > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 7, 2017 8:40 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Callers] Difficult dancers as a caller > > As one other caller mentioned

Re: [Callers] Difficult dancers as a caller

McKeeverSTLouis From: Martha Wild via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> To: Caller's discussion list <call...@sharedweight.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 8:40 AM Subject: Re: [Callers] Difficult dancers as a caller As one other caller mentioned - what I do as a caller is a

Re: [Callers] Difficult dancers as a caller

As one other caller mentioned - what I do as a caller is avoid looking at that dancer AT ALL. That confuses me, and I will miscall if I get to caught up in what is happening there. What I do is look ASAP for the dancers who are doing the moves smoothly and well, and I call to them, making sure

Re: [Callers] Difficult dancers as a caller

That is a GREAT question. I try not to call to a single dancer--largely b/c often, calls don't even help this sort of dancer all that much. (Sometimes I call to them out of instinct, but I've been trying to check myself there.) I don't reay have a good strategy here except to enlist dance

[Callers] Difficult dancers as a caller

Inspired by Marie's other thread, I wonder what tools callers use when they encounter a dance floor with such a dancer, especially if there is only one who is having so much difficulty but who leaves confused dancers in their wake. Do you call to that dancer? Do you call earlier? Do you adjust