I think you’re correct Sue, two different parts of the brain, and two totally different ways of experiencing the evening.

I can walk into a dance and tell if the caller is using a card or not.   In my opinion calling a well memorized dance is far more natural. 

I have to tell you a short story of how my memory saved the day when I called my 6th English dance.  A women from the local senior center brought about 12 of her dancers (still beginners) to our dance which is usually all experienced.  She did this without warning me ahead of time.

I came to the dance without any cards or a written program.  It took me about two minutes to jot down a revised program, all from memory.  The evening went well.  Calling from memory is extremely beneficial to callers, there’s no question in my mind.

We discussed this topic maybe 10 or 15 years ago.  I was impressed that one person said she would try it.  I’m curious why some of you haven’t given it a go.

Lastly it happens that some of your messages are scrambled so I can’t read them.  Any ideas why?  Tony, can you send your message to me off list?

Tom Hinds
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