18 Mar
2014
18 Mar
'14
4:35 a.m.
I have a couple of things I look for.
One is that the dance should not involve any new figures. A no-walk-through dance is
ideal but not required. Maybe some small part of it needs some instruction. But the
dancers are mentally tired and this is not the time to teach anything.
Another is that it should have both partner and neighbor interaction.
A third is that - depending on the band - the Band is likely to want to play their hottest
set for the last dance. And for me that means 2 things:
A) I generally do NOT call a medley for the last dance, because I want to let the music
roll (see Alan's note below), and
B) Anticipating that the music might be faster than usual, I try to avoid figures that are
problematic when the music is fast. That includes full heys and things like DSD once and
a half.
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Today's Topics:
1. Good ending dances (Kalia Kliban)
2. Re: Good ending dances (barb kirchner)
3. Re: Good ending dances (Linda Mrosko)
4. Re: Good ending dances (Alan Winston)
5. Re: Good ending dances (Jeff Kaufman)
6. Re: Good ending dances (Bree Kalb)
7. Re: Good ending dances (Rich Goss)
8. Re: Good ending dances (barbara153(a)aol.com)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:30:07 -0700
From: Kalia Kliban <kalia(a)sbcglobal.net>
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Time and again, I find myself wondering what makes a dance a good one
for ending an evening. Looking at lists like Seth Tepfer's "Groovin'
Dances to End an Evening"
(http://www.dancerhapsody.com/handouts/DanceEndEvening3.pdf), it's hard
to see what the dances he singles out have in common with each other.
Some are balancey, some oozy, some have lots of swings, some only one,
levels of complexity vary widely, some end with a partner swing and some
don't... Is it just a total crapshoot, a conjunction of a good tune and
happy dancers, or something actually inherent in the dance pattern?
Speak, o hive mind, upon this subject.
Kalia
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Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 00:33:59 +0000
From: barb kirchner <barbkirchner(a)hotmail.com>
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the perfect last dance is the one where dancers go away happy.
i tell the band to save their very best piece for last, and i call a really easy dance.
that goes double for the end of the first half - EASY dance means beginners go away
feeling good, HOT music makes the regulars happy.
barb :-)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:30:07 -0700
From: kalia(a)sbcglobal.net
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Subject: [Callers] Good ending dances
Time and again, I find myself wondering what makes a dance a good one
for ending an evening. Looking at lists like Seth Tepfer's "Groovin'
Dances to End an Evening"
(http://www.dancerhapsody.com/handouts/DanceEndEvening3.pdf), it's hard
to see what the dances he singles out have in common with each other.
Some are balancey, some oozy, some have lots of swings, some only one,
levels of complexity vary widely, some end with a partner swing and some
don't... Is it just a total crapshoot, a conjunction of a good tune and
happy dancers, or something actually inherent in the dance pattern?
Speak, o hive mind, upon this subject.
Kalia
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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 20:26:47 -0500
From: Linda Mrosko <elmerosko(a)gmail.com>
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I like good partner interaction for the end of the evening, usually a dance
that ends with a partner swing
On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 7:30 PM, Kalia Kliban <kalia(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Time and again, I find myself wondering what
makes a dance a good one for
ending an evening. Looking at lists like Seth Tepfer's "Groovin' Dances to
End an Evening" (http://www.dancerhapsody.com/
handouts/DanceEndEvening3.pdf), it's hard to see what the dances he
singles out have in common with each other. Some are balancey, some oozy,
some have lots of swings, some only one, levels of complexity vary widely,
some end with a partner swing and some don't... Is it just a total
crapshoot, a conjunction of a good tune and happy dancers, or something
actually inherent in the dance pattern?
Speak, o hive mind, upon this subject.
Kalia
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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:44:00 -0700
From: Alan Winston <winston(a)slac.stanford.edu>
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On 3/14/2014 6:26 PM, Linda Mrosko wrote:
I like good partner interaction for the end of
the evening, usually a dance
that ends with a partner swing
And it's good to make it a dance where the caller can shut up early.
Many bands want to play one of their hottest sets so that's what people
will go home with, and the more you can stay out of the way of that, the
better.
(This suggests a dance which ends naturally with a partner swing rather
than one where you come in at the end and change the figure. Also, for
everyone to have room to swing their partner comfortably, Becket
formation is handy.)
-- Alan
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Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:06:12 -0400
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One difference with the last dance of each half is that you don't need
to worry as much about tiring out the dancers.
As a dancer and a musician I like it when the last set is pretty
energetic, with lots of balances, so when I'm calling that's what I'll
request.
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Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:13:24 -0400
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I think it's thrilling for the dancers if the last dance of the evening is
no-walk-thru. That's not always possible (i.e. a flock of brand new dancers
arrived at 10:00 PM and we already have lots of newcomers) but when it is, I
call something really easy (Nice Combination, Midwest Folklore, etc.) and
let the band fly.
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One difference with the last dance of each half is that you don't need
to worry as much about tiring out the dancers.
As a dancer and a musician I like it when the last set is pretty
energetic, with lots of balances, so when I'm calling that's what I'll
request.
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Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 07:36:39 -0700
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I'll frequently call a two or three dance medley as the last dance, all easy, with
the same caveats mentioned by Bree.
I have this book called "F in Exams". It has totally wrong and hilarious
answers to exam questions. I could imagine an answer to this question:
"The best dance for a last dance is the one that comes at the end."
Rich
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Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 11:32:54 -0400 (EDT)
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I agree. I like to call Camp Harlem Reel. It gives partners one last gypsy/swing while
the band can fly.
Barbara G
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I think it's thrilling for the dancers if the last dance of the evening is
no-walk-thru. That's not always possible (i.e. a flock of brand new dancers
arrived at 10:00 PM and we already have lots of newcomers) but when it is, I
call something really easy (Nice Combination, Midwest Folklore, etc.) and
let the band fly.
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From: Jeff Kaufman
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 10:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Good ending dances
One difference with the last dance of each half is that you don't need
to worry as much about tiring out the dancers.
As a dancer and a musician I like it when the last set is pretty
energetic, with lots of balances, so when I'm calling that's what I'll
request.
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