Hi all,
The request below is for the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire (Hanover, Lebanon NH, White River Jct VT). If anyone is interested in taking this on, please contact me off list: deliaclark8(a)gmail.com. I would do it for her but will be out of town.
Delia
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Johnnie Angel <liv2servixoye(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: I"m wicked late in asking but do you know any amateur callers
> Date: May 8, 2014 4:47:24 PM EDT
> To: Delia Clark <deliaclark8(a)gmail.com>
>
> My friend is getting married on June 21st. She was looking for someone that could call some contra dances at her wedding. I believe she has a DJ with some contra songs so she needs someone to lead the folks in a dance. She was hoping to save some money by getting someone less experienced but still knows what they are doing. Do you know of anyone that would fit that bill or perhaps it is something you may be interested in. Please let me know. Sorry I missed that last dance in April. I"m looking forward to doing more dances. They were great though. Thanks for being there and inviting me. Hope you're thoroughly enjoying this beautiful weather. Thanks for letting me know.
> Concetta Coviello
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Delia Clark
PO Box 45
Taftsville, VT 05073
802-457-2075
deliaclark8(a)gmail.com
I haven't been calling very long, and I know I'm young and spry, but what
sort of incidents have any of you had that might necessitate caller's
insurance?
Thanks for being willing to participate--I did not think to allow for
participants outside the U.S. but I would love to have your input. Please
just make a note at the end of the survey, in the "comments/suggestions"
box.
Thanks!
Jennifer
On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 5:40 AM, Bob Morgan <ceilidh.caller.bob(a)gmail.com>wrote:
> I'd love to contribute but as I'm in England and I didn't see an option for
> that?
>
> Bob
>
>
> On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 11:06 PM, Jennifer Shafer <jeshafer23(a)gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Greetings fellow contra dance enthusiasts!
> >
> >
> > I am a Ph.D. student in music at Ohio State University, and I am
> developing
> > a research project to investigate some aspects of contra dance
> > choreography. To continue in this project I am asking for your
> > participation in a survey.
> >
> >
> > The survey should take about 20 minutes to complete. It does ask that
> you
> > recall names of dance choreographies that you have danced, and I
> recognize
> > that this may make it more difficult for some of us (myself included) to
> > fill out such a survey. However, I know that callers are more likely to
> be
> > able to recall names of dances, which is why I have chosen to distribute
> > the survey primarily to callers.
> >
> > Here is the link to the survey:
> >
> >
> > https://casosu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8e5SQGiwCL3MmiN
> >
> > Thank you for helping me in this research project by taking part in the
> > survey.
> >
> >
> > I sincerely appreciate your time!
> >
> >
> > Jennifer Shafer
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Greetings fellow contra dance enthusiasts!
I am a Ph.D. student in music at Ohio State University, and I am developing
a research project to investigate some aspects of contra dance
choreography. To continue in this project I am asking for your
participation in a survey.
The survey should take about 20 minutes to complete. It does ask that you
recall names of dance choreographies that you have danced, and I recognize
that this may make it more difficult for some of us (myself included) to
fill out such a survey. However, I know that callers are more likely to be
able to recall names of dances, which is why I have chosen to distribute
the survey primarily to callers.
Here is the link to the survey:
https://casosu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8e5SQGiwCL3MmiN
Thank you for helping me in this research project by taking part in the
survey.
I sincerely appreciate your time!
Jennifer Shafer
Just in case everyone hasn’t seen this yet:
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From: <sales(a)cdss.org>
Date: Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 10:22 AM
Subject: 2014-2015 Callers Insurance
To: lisa(a)lisasieverts.com
Hello Callers!
Callers Liability Insurance for 2014-2015 is now up online. The insurance
year begins May 1. The applications can be found at
http://www.cdss.org/callers-liability-insurance.html
Thanks,
Jeff Martell
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lisa(a)lisasieverts.com
603-762-0235
Thanks for all the comments! I'm no longer worried about the carpet. It now sounds better than the lumps, trees, and mosquitoes outside. I'm counting on having fun either way. Cheers, Sue R.
I've agreed to call a wedding reception dance this summer, outside on more-or-less flattish ground. Having practically memorized all the wonderful advise on the list about weddings and grass I'm comfortable with that. But if the weather doesn't cooperate, the gig moves inside the Inn/Dining/Bar. Very crowded, AND, I just found out, carpeted. Crowded I think I can handle (though recommendations would be welcome), but carpeting -- eeackk. OK, so it's not turning dances and maybe it's not much different from lumpy grass -- lots of walking and no sashaying -- but if you've done it could you share what worked best?
Thanks,
Sue R. - U.P. of Michigan
Hi
Do any of you know of regularly scheduled Contra Dance groups that have guidelines regarding dancers use of dips or lifts during a contra dance? Or guidelines regarding dancing safely?
The Board of the Thursday Night Contra Dance in Glenside, Pa is wondering what kind of policies are out there and if we need to consider writing one. Thanks for letting me know.
Donna Hunt
Hi Bill,
Found this in Dizzy Dances Vol. II.....all comments are Gene's ... There are more notes, but I think this will be enough. Enjoy NEFFA ... always a good party.
Keith Cornett Eustis
A1 Down the center, 4 in line, actives in center
Don't turn around, just back up a few steps and actives arch while inactives go under to meet a new couple
A2 Do-si-do the one you meet, then pass by and swing the next
B1 pass thru across the set (right shoulders with partner), turn alone (8)
Right and left thru across the set with the convenient one (8)
B2 Lines go forward and back (8)
Actives swing in the middle
"The progressions are pretty much automatic. The pass thru followed by a right and left thru in B1 is a progression not seen much in traditional style contrast. The convenient one is, for the lady, the gent on your left, and for the gent it is the lady on your right."
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Bill Olson <callbill(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>A bunch of years ago I loaned out a bunch of my contradance books to an aspiring caller, she gave them to someone else, then they started making the rounds.. When I got them back MANY years later, they weren't all there and specifically both my Dizzy Dances booklets by Gene Hubert. Should've figured... hee hee..
>
>Anyway, I'm doing a set of dances at NEFFA next weekend with varying numbers of progressions.. And I'd sort of like to look at Contra Madness, a quadruple progression dance by "the master"!
>
>Not looking for any other suggestions, just that one dance.. thanks!!
>
>bill
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