When dancing, I find the thing most left out that is that callers fail to
explain to the "second" person in that they too are moving...that they
don't until the people in the middle pass. Much like preparing to
receive a chain or right and left through the receiver or courtesy turner
should
Note: as the dance progresses, this much detail stops being needed and I
cut back on the calls, as usual.
On 2/28/2020 2:15 PM, Diane Silver via Contra Callers wrote:
Like Erik, I emphasize the loop-around as a critical part of the
move. Presuming the preceding move is an 8-count move and
Like Erik, I emphasize the loop-around as a critical part of the move.
Presuming the preceding move is an 8-count move and there's no short
4-count move that needs to be called, I use the entire preceding 8 beats
to prompt the start of the hey before it needs to happen. I call the
general
One of the problems with calling heys and this type of timing is the *WHILE*
problem:
While a pair is passing in the middle, someone is looping at the end—a sort
of “ghost” pass. New dancers often abruptly about-face actually cutting off the
path of the next person they’re supposed to pass,
I agree with Bob. After the initial mention of who starts the Hey, the
dancers may find it harder to track both the shoulder they are using and
the role of the person they are passing.
I often will drop roles and say things like, "Right in the Middle; Left on
the End; Right in the Middle; Left on
I have over 40 CD's by US and UK bands but the most usable are the two CD's
by "The English Contra Dance Band" who are Gareth Kiddier and Linda Game.
Don't just take my word talk with Kathy Anderson, Lisa Greenleaf or Seth
Tepfer.
Barrie Bullimore (UK)
On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 3:23 PM Rick Mohr
With a little experimentation and technical know-how, you can actually create
some cool medleys of pre-recorded tunes in Garageband or other music editing
program. It's fun and helps achieve the variety that dance DJs sometime need.
I'd be happy to share 1-2 that I've created if anyone wants
Look on Larry Unger's earlier albums, there's a bunch of good ones,
including a couple that go jig-to-reel.
Can't remember which albums right now, I had them converted onto a
cassette mix tape (!) for use in the older student activity room...
On 2/28/20, Rick Mohr via Contra Callers
wrote:
>
Most of Potent Brew's latest album includes full-length dance tracks:
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/georgepaulspotentbrew
On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 10:23 AM Rick Mohr via Contra Callers <
contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> After 25 years of calling to only live music I started a teen
After 25 years of calling to only live music I started a teen dance which
so far has a pretty limited budget. So I've found a bunch of album tracks
we can dance to -- see below for the ones we use.
While I have a lot of great tracks I'd love to find more for variety,
especially with 11-14 times
I'd drop the all the passes and after the initial ravens right, just say
left *beat* right *beat* *left* *beat* right *beat* left *beat* right
*beat* balance and swing
That way you're providing a scaffold without obscuring the underlying music
you're trying to link them to.
Bob
On Fri, Feb 28,
I don't think there's anything special about they hey: always cue things so
that they start on the beat after you finish speaking.
You might find "ravens left" etc works better than "ravens pass left",
being shorter. Otherwise it's hard to get all the words out.
Jeff
On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at
Clarifying: "as" in this case -- for me -- means "as you look at the
person you're about to cross", not just as the *shoulders* brush.
Still a little ahead, but not the full four beats a lot of moves get.
On 2/28/20, Amy Cann via Contra Callers
wrote:
> I agree with your assessment.
>
>
I agree with your assessment.
Sometimes calling is "prompting" -- saying what needs to happen next,
and saying it early enough to mentally "land" and turn into action.
Sometimes calling is repeating a real-time narration, a rhythmic
script for the dancer to memorize and then internally
Hi Katherine,
I call heys like this (broken down) and found it very successful. Call as
you usually do; just before the action. If you have called the whole
evening before the action, then people will assume the hey is no different
and be late.
Hope this helps, and best of luck!
Greg
On Fri,
hello - first time posting to this list so i'm sorry if I do it wrong
(looked in archives and couldn't see obvious answer)
I am going to teach and call my first dance with a hey this Saturday.. (ie
tomorrow)
our group takes things slow so i'd like to cue every interaction for the
first few
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