Re: [Callers] Calling techno?

2019-03-28 Thread Sivier, Jonathan E via Callers
Keep calling. My experience has been that techo music has plenty of beat and no phrasing. So dancers don't know when to stop the current figure and start the next one. Some figures like circles, stars and lines forward and back have a kind of natural timing so dances with those figures w

Re: [Callers] Looking for "fun" dances

2019-05-15 Thread Sivier, Jonathan E via Callers
I lead dances at a local library for their annual Fairy Tale Ball. We get a variety of people who participate, but my overall impression of the event is a room full of knee-high princesses. I generally start with a no-swing, non-mixer version of Circassian Circle. The participants have

Re: [Callers] Spring Cleaning

2019-09-24 Thread Sivier, Jonathan E via Callers
I would say that rather than removing a dance from your collection you should resolve to call it at the next opportunity. I go through my dances from time to time and identify ones that I enjoyed in the past, but haven't done for a while and then use it the next time I have a chance. Jonath