15 May
2024
15 May
'24
1:51 p.m.
I am no historian (paging David Milstone). However, talking about luminary and influential
callers who are women, we would be remiss to not mention Sandy Bradly, from Seattle. I
don't know when she started calling, but I know she had an LP with her playing dance
music from 1981. I have heard that Sandy's calling inspired many future callers.
https://www.nodepression.com/the-old-time-camaraderie-of-sandys-fancy/
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From: Emily Addison via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 4:43 PM
To: Jerome Grisanti <jerome.grisanti(a)gmail.com>
Cc: Shared Weight Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Subject: [External] [Callers] Re: Wanting to learn more about Becky Hill - the
choreographer
Thanks so much to those of you who have responded to my inquiry about Becky Hill. SO neat
to learn more about her. :)
I love some of the stories about her personal philosophy about calling. So great. :)
And yes... lovely to also hear what other women were also calling in the 1980s and
1990s.
Emily
On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 3:53 PM Jerome Grisanti
<jerome.grisanti@gmail.com<mailto:jerome.grisanti@gmail.com>> wrote:
The very first callers workshop I ever attended was lead by Becky. She encouraged us to
take responsibility for whatever happened on the dance floor. "Own it. Win an Academy
Award for sincerely saying, 'oops, I misjudged, let's try this a different
way.' "
Years later, for a full-weekend event in which I was the lead organizer, the scheduled
caller had to drop out suddenly and I was scrambling to find a substitute. I left Becky a
message but meanwhile found someone else available. Becky called back that evening and was
happy to chat a bit. She was a soothing voice and assured me that the caller I had found
would do a great job. She said she would have thrown her stuff into her car and made the
long drive if necessary, though, "cause that's what we do."
I still hear her voice when I use some of my favorite teaching tips. Rest in peace.
— Jerome Grisanti
On Wed, May 15, 2024, 11:09 AM Emily Addison via Contra Callers
<contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>>
wrote:
Hi folks,
Over the past year, I'm realizing how many dances written by Becky Hill I absolutely
adore. So, naively, I wrote to Becky Hill (this one!<https://www.rebeccahill.org/>)
whom I admire thinking that it was her who wrote dances. Turns out that flatfooter and
old time square dance leader Becky Hill is not the same Becky Hill who wrote the contras
and square that I have in my dance box.
So... I naturally became curious ... who is the other Becky Hill???
And this is all I've been able to
find<https://www.heritagecremationsociety.com/obituaries/rebecca-ellen-b…ll>.
Did any of you know Becky? Any further information on her?
I know that many of her dances are super popular and called by so many folk.
Thanks,
Emily Addison in Ottawa ON
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