Re: [Callers] Hull's Victory

Hull's has so far been called three times at the Concord, MA Scout House in two weeks. It has been interesting to see how things have gone each time and the dancers' reactions/experiences. Understandably, there was a little pre-dance grumbling as things started up on the third occasion's walk-through, but once the music got going it was OK. A couple of tips/observations gleaned from these repeats: - Accentuate teaching the same-gender R&Ls through, including a tip on taking up all the time available - many folks have no idea how to do it and most were finishing way too early (this was probably aggravated by all three callers suggesting a twice-around allemande, so folks got used to rushing) - Only one of three callers went for forming short sets (done across the hall) - it seemed to me that the unusualness of that formation made it take significantly longer to line up. I was in a short line at the bottom of the hall with my partner and folks kept trying to tack on sideways! It was a full hall, so there were only limited options... - If you're going to mention the history of the dance, know it (and how to pronounce key names in the story) [?] - If you want folks to *hear* the history info, I suggest you put it between the walk-through and the music/dance starting It's been fun dancing it (ind instructive to me), but even this chestnut-friendly venue has probably had enough for now. -Don On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 3:48 AM, Nick Cuccia <cuccia(a)mosswood-associates.com