9 Oct
2013
9 Oct
'13
6:17 a.m.
Thank you, Chris, for saying what was on my mind, and in a gracious way. My memory has
been ravaged by decades of severe migraines. I've time, I have managed to remember or
be able to reconstruct a few dances, but thirty? Probably not. I also have since
childhood, been afflicted with a mental reversal problem. Formulae, number sentences,
syllables in words, and now, sequences of dance moves, love to reverse themselves in my
mind. I have no way of telling the real from the false memory. Should I stop calling?
Am I unable to give pleasure to a hall of dancers? That seems harsh. I have been
thinking about the vulnerability of my precious cards, and appreciate the suggestions seen
here for making sure I always have some, even if my iPad mini gets left home, along with
my box.
Cheers,
Andrea
Sent from my iPad
On Oct 9, 2013, at 8:09 AM, Chris Page
<chriscpage(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Different people have different memorization and coping skills and
strategies. One can be a perfectly good caller without memorizing the
swing/circle/swing/other stuff of generic contras.
But if you don't go the memorization route, it's smart to stash a
dozen or three written dances in various emergency locations -- car,
pocketbook, wallet, home dance hall, or such.
(If you have connection to the internet, problem's solved, as there's
plenty of dances online.)
-Chris Page
San Diego
On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 10:44 PM, Michael Fuerst
<mjerryfuerst(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
Anyone without 30 dances memorized to guarantee fun for whatever dancers are before
her/him cannot get a caller's license.
Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217-239-5844
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