11 Dec
2013
11 Dec
'13
2:44 p.m.
On 12/11/2013 3:51 AM, Perry Shafran wrote:
I'm trying to figure out why having a database of
dances would detract from the folk process. Isn't the folk process considered the
handing down of material from person to person, generation to generation? And should that
not also include the way that material is handed down? I think that a database of dances
is extremely helpful to the evolution of the folk process. When the web evolved, people
put their dances on the web for all to see, use, adapt. Now we have the cloud, and
callers can share their dances using a cloud-based database. Considering that this is
what was highly requested on the survey, I think that we need to find ways to create this
repository of dances that also respects the rights of the choreographers who write them.
True enough, but hearing the experience of others with those dances can
be really helpful. Just like on a recipe site, reading the comments can
make a world of difference. If a preponderance of the commenters say
"the dough was really sticky when freshly mixed, but a few minutes in
the fridge made it perfectly easy to handle," or "letting the dancers
who are out at the ends know not to cross over until _after_ the partner
dosido solved the end effect problem," that would be really useful
information to have. I'm all in favor of putting the dances up in
original form, but followup user commentary is also incredibly helpful.
Kalia