[Callers] Family dance- educational supplements?

[Rich Sbardella via Callers]

My apologies to Dudley and Jacqueline.  Their Traditional Barn Dances book,
with DVD and CD are also on my shelf.  Together they were an early
inspiration, as I added community dance to my calling skills.  I remember
driving to Scout House to observe Dudley's unique calling/teaching style
one Sunday afternoon, after purchasing his book, and before I tried to call
any such dance programs myself.  His simple dances were so effective with
the families on hand.

Additionally, I stress attending the types of dances that you want to call,
as often as you can.  Dancing a particular dance, is a great way to learn
it, and to place it appropriately in your repertoire.  I have many dance
cards in my collection that I have not called, but I frequently call the
ones that brought me joy as a dancer.

Rich
Stafford, CT

On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 3:33 PM, James Saxe via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Hi, Claire,
>
> I've done only a tiny amount of calling for the family dance
> crowd, but from what I've seen of the New England Dance Masters
> material and Marion Rose's material, and from seeing the authors
> in action either live or on video, I'd second both of Rich's
> recommendations.
>
> Another resource worth looking at is Dudley Laufman's _Traditional
> Barn Dances and Calling_, which comes packaged with two CD's of
> music (called and uncalled) and a DVD showing some of the dances.
> See
>
>
> http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/traditional-barn-dances-with-calls--fiddling?isbn=9780736076128
>
> SF Bay area caller Erik Hoffman has a book called "Old-Time Dance
> Calling for Weddings, Parties, and One-Night Stands"
>
>      http://www.erikhoffman.com/otdancebk.html
>
> If you get in touch with him and tell more about the group you're
> expecting to call for (What age-range of home-schoolers?  Will a
> bunch of their younger siblings be there?), he might advise you
> as to how much of the material in it would be suitable for you.
>
> Cheers,
> --Jim
>
> > On Feb 2, 2016, at 11:44 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Claire,
> >
> > Here are two excellent resources.
> >
> > New England Dancing Masters offer many books, Cds, and DVDs for
> Family/Community Dance.  I cannot say enough good about this material.
> >
> > www.dancingmasters.com
> >
> > Marion Rose also has a series of books Called Step Lively.  They have
> dances and CDs with family friendly dances.
> > www.communitydance.ca.  Many, but not all, of the dances in this
> series, are tune specific.
> >
> > Youtube is also an excellent series, and I would recommend Cal
> Campbell's dancing for busy people blog and the BDPLS (Beginner Dance Party
> Leaders Seminar) channel on youtube.
> >
> > Have fun,
> > Rich
> > Stafford, CT
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Claire Takemori via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> > I’m a new contra dance caller (took Nils’ workshop at American Week last
> July).  And my goal is to offer calling for Family dances to help spread
> folk music/dance in our community. (maybe College contras, but that’s a
> different thread)
> > I’m calling my first Family dance on March 6th for a home-school
> community.   I was hoping to offer a page of INTERESTING , Kid-friendly,
> FUN info, activities, links in case someone wants to delve further into the
> history, dance or music.
> >
> > Any great resources out there?  I don’t have a ton of time to put this
> together from scrap. And I don’t know enough yet to figure out the
> history.  I’m learning as I go!
> >
> > thanks !
> > Claire Takemori
> > Bay Area California
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