[Callers] Dance logs and record-keeping

[Kalia Kliban]

On 3/6/2018 7:28 PM, Mac Mckeever via Callers wrote:
> This seems to me to be a lot of effort with very little benefit.  There 
> are thousands of dances and each caller has their own approach to 
> programming.  It is rare for a dance to be called two nights in a row.  
> When I do see that happening I often ask other dancers around me if they 
> remember it - and no one ever has.
> 
> How would the next caller get access to this info? The logistics would 
> seem difficult and unnecessary.

The way our local English dances do this is that the series programmer 
sends the current log to the next caller on deck, who can then consider 
the log or not, as they choose.  It's not a big deal.  I run the 
Sebastopol dance, and I either write down the programs myself if I'm at 
the dance or contact the caller afterward to get their list.  Simple 
Excel spreadsheet to keep track.  Easy.

If I'm coming to call for a community I've never worked with before, 
seeing a list of the dances they've done gives me a good idea of the 
general level of the group.  It's a useful tool.

Kalia in Sebastopol CA