Chrissy wrote:
Of course, we callers are human (!)
This statement is, of course, at the very least debatable. (But
let's not go there!)
As for me, I often do two walk-throughs...and I am on the west
coast. On a pretty good night I can get the dancers up to speed at
the start of the second walk-through and signal the fiddler to
roll-in the music. With only the fiddle playing it still works as a
"walk-through" but it adds excitement and a feeling of accomplishment
for the dancers.
I almost always call one "no walk-through dance" during the first
half of the evening to help build the confidence of the dancers.
- Greg (Who may, or may not, be human. It's hard to say these days.)