[Callers] Re: New Topics: Online Caller Classes

I'm writing as a happy attendee of several of Dugan's classes. I really enjoyed the classes I took - Dugan had organized them so they work really well over Zoom, and they work well for mixed levels of experience - and even as a pretty experienced caller I felt that I learned something and was exposed to things I hadn’t thought of before. Dugan has introduced a couple of new classes and I’ve eagerly signed up for them. It’s also just fun to get to geek out with other callers and see their faces / hear their voices. Heartily recommend. -- Alan ________________________________ From: Dugan Murphy via Contra Callers &lt;contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 10:16 AM To: contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net &lt;contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; Subject: [Callers] New Topics: Online Caller Classes A couple weeks ago I announced on here that I decided to offer some online caller classes. Then 29 people registered 54 times for 4 different classes scheduled 8 times over 9 days. I'm calling that a success! So I developed two new classes ("Leading Great Community Dances" and "Programming and Reading Dancers") and scheduled them along with the classes I've already done. Each of the 6 classes is scheduled twice between April 8 and April 21. - Calling 101: An introduction to contra dance calling for experienced contra dancers with zero calling experience http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/calling-101-online - Picking Good Dances: Advanced skills in recognizing bad contra choreography and honing in on collecting good dances for your repertoire http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/caller-class-good-dance… - Utilizing Variety: Learn how to design an experiential journey for contra dancers through choreographic and musical variety http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/caller-class-variety-on… - Challenging Dancers Just Enough: Learn exactly what makes a dance too complex or just right for your crowd http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/caller-class-complexity… - Programming and Reading Dancers: Build a great program of dances in advance and recognize signals on the fly to help you choose the right dances in the moment http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/caller-class-programmin… - Leading Great Community Dances: Succeed at calling gigs with very few or no participants who regularly attend contra dance events, such as community dances, weddings, and family dances http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/online-caller-class-com… They are listed together here: http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops At the links above you can find descriptions of each online class and online registration for each one. Let me know if you have any questions about the classes. I hope to see your face online soon! Dugan Murphy Portland, Maine (he/him) dugan at duganmurphy.com<http://duganmurphy.com/> www.DuganMurphy.com<http://www.duganmurphy.com/> www.PortlandIntownContraDance.com<http://www.portlandintowncontradance.c…