1 Oct
2013
1 Oct
'13
12:34 p.m.
Several MWSD clubs host an "Amateur Callers Night". That is how I got started.
I local contra dances did the same, new callers would have opportunities to get stated and
to gain exposure. It would be a great service to both the calling and dancing
communities.
Although some dancers may skip that night, aspiring callers would may up with
partners/friends and pay admission.
Rich Sbardella
With lots of appreciation to Lori Morin/Ruffles and Beaus for that first Amateurs Night
20+ years ago!
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From: Aahz Maruch <aahz(a)pobox.com>
To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Scheduling/programmer Question
On Mon, Sep 30, 2013, Colin Hume wrote:
On Mon, 30 Sep 2013 07:42:41 -0700, Aahz Maruch
wrote:
"Expect"? Definitely not, but for a variety of reasons, it's something
I certainly could have done if that had been my focus. ;-) (Too late
now, since I started calling eleven months ago.)
I think, though, based on other comments in this thread, that you are
referring to something different for "gig" than I thought you meant; I
was referring to any scheduled calling, whereas you were referring to
larger-than-local events.
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My question was poorly phrased. What I meant was, given the long
lead time for scheduling callers, how do you keep from discouraging
new callers? I sure would be discouraged if I knew that I could
only start getting gigs more than a year away.
I imagine a lot of callers are happier to start the way I've
described, gradually building up confidence. Would you expect to do a
Saturday evening dance in your first year of calling?