I find hand-held mikes very strange. Why would you lock yourself into a
fixed position, or tie one of your hands up when you can use a wireless
headset?
Apart from keeping your hands free while you are on the stage, it also
means that you can get down on the dance floor to teach, demo, interact
between dances, and join in dances if you need to make up numbers (or
just for fun!).
I use a Trantec TS66/HM66 linked to my old Trantec S4.5 receiver and it
has been great.
My wife uses a Samson Airline 77 since it has no belt pack - it will
work with whatever she is wearing!
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 &
07802 940 574
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
Hi all - I'm considering a wireless headset mic. It sure would be nice to
have hands free when demonstrating, teaching the introductory workshop. But
I don't see many callers using them. Is there a downside to this that I'm
not seeing, or is it just the expense? And if someone could recommend a
good one, I would appreciate it as I know NOTHING. Our local sound guy has
recommended the SHURE brand, but doesn't know a specific model number.
Also, what are your thoughts about using a monitor? We have a visiting
caller that SCREAMS into the mic and it was suggested that if he had a
monitor, he might not do that.
Any help is appreciated!
JoLaine
Interesting!
I chair the Thursday Night Dance Committee of NEFFA, which runs a weekly dance
at the Concord Scout House, in Massachusetts. I would characterize our pay as
good. Here are the basics:
1. We expect equal shares for all performers (musicians/callers). In only very
unusual circumstances will we pay different amounts.
2. Guarantee (per performer) is dependent on # of performers. 3 => $155; 4 =>
$145; 5 => $125; 6 => $104; 7 => $89.
3. Performers who travel a distance (say over 1 hour) to get to the dance get
$15 extra.
4. Bonus *is* dependent on attendance. We assume that if people came out in
droves to dance, the performers probably had something to do with it, and they
should be rewarded. For a well-attended night, it is not unusual for performers
to make around $200 each. For an exceptionally well-attended night, they might
make $300 each.
Hi all,
As I mentioned earlier, I've taken the Callers list off the distribution list for updates concerning Puttin' On the Dance (Northeast Dance Organizers Conference - Nov 11-13, 2011.) I did just send an email update to the Shared Weight Organizers list. If you're curious about what the email said, you can join the SW organizers listserv or you can look at the SW archives. Or, you can send me a message off-list and I'll add you to the POTD distribution list.
Cheers,
Chrissy Fowler
www.puttinonthedance.org
Apologies for any cross posting.
David Millstone will be in the Boston area on August 9th and has offered to
do a Chestnuts calling workshop that evening IF we can get enough interested
and available callers.
This isn't a dance but a callers-only workshop. The goal is to have a small
set of dancers so the callers can practice. We have a fiddler but would also
welcome a pianist who knows how to play Chestnuts.
Right now I'm just trying to determine if we can get enough callers so this
workshop isn't yet set in stone.
If you are a caller and have an interest in this workshop and are available
in the Boston area on Tuesday evening, August 9th, please let me know!
Thanks, everyone!
Sally Bown
BIDA board member
dancinlibrarian(a)gmail.com
cell: 502-550-5981
Hi All,
Wow! We were just discussing this very issue at our board meeting last
night, and decided we should find out what other dances do. THANKS!
The big question in my mind, is should the caller count as a band member in
the split of the receipts, or should the caller get a fixed percentage.
i.e., should the caller be better compensated for calling with a two person
band rather than a three person band, and contrariwise, should a band get a
smaller percentage of the gate because they are a smaller band? These
questions were raised by a travelling band, working with a local caller.
Here's our details :
dance: Asheville Old Farmer's Ball Thursday night weekly dance
hall: free at Warren Wilson, but students get in for $1 so we have some
cost
normal entrance fee: $6, $5 for members
sound: $125
attendance: ~200+
caller & each band member: one share of 70% of the gate after the sound is
taken out. guaranteed minimum of $100 each.
Thanks again,
Dennis
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> Jeff
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David, I do so hope I can get to your dance sometime!
~ Becky Nankivell
Tucson, Ariz. & Long Beach, Calif.
David wrote:
> My home dance bills itself as a contra dance, but I think of it as a country
> dance, and that term in my mind encompasses more than long lines. Even within
> the strict contra designation, there are proper and improper dances, duple and
> triple minors, and I believe that each has a valid place in a program. I
> remember a dancer who started at our local dances and then, after several years,
> went cautiously out into the broader world, to one of the more distant hot (or
> cool) venues. She reported that she had had a great time and then added, "There
> one thing I don't understand. All they did, the whole evening, was hands four
> improper or Becket dances. The whole night!"
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HI all - I'm a fairly new caller and so far have only called improper duple,
beckett, and 4x4. Where does one learn to call these other options? I
haven't even ventured into squares because I don't know how to call them and
don't know where to learn. I bought Nils and Ralph's book, but just reading
a book doesn't give me the confidence I need to venture into different
formations. In fact, a local caller recently called two squares that were
disasters and another beginning caller and myself looked at each other,
laughed, and swore we would NEVER call a square!!
JoLaine
