Re: [Callers] Help Pronouncing Choreographers' Names Please

The first dance I ever called to a set of dancers (rather than just fellow calling students) was by Paul Balliet, and being from Montreal and fluent in French, I pronounced it the "French way" and got IMMEDIATELY corrected by the crowd! :) I have not checked with the man himself (I think that he lives on the west coast) but the Pinewoods American Music and Dance Week dancer response is one indicator that it is pronounced in a "non-French way." Cynthia Phinney <online(a)starleft.org> wrote: Hello all, Last night I called Paul Balliet's "Summer Sunshine" and when I announced the name and author, I realized that I have no clue whether his name is pronounced as it would be in French or whether the pronunciation has been Americanized (or possibly a third option exists). BAL-ee-ay, Bal-ee-AY, BAL-ee-ett, BUY-ee-ay.....Can anyone help? And, while we are at it, if there are other author names that might not be pronounced as they appear on paper to an Anglo/US caller (me) feel free to pass along pronunciation tips on those as well. Thanks! -cynthia -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.1/690 - Release Date: 2/16/2007 2:25 PM _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers Jillian Hovey Facilitator of Sustainable Community Planning and Design The Sustainable Living Network & Sustainable Living Books Toronto, Ontario, Canada 416-410-7581; fax 416-654-8917 Draft Web Sites: www.sustainablelivingnetwork.org www.sustainablelivingbooks.com www.jillianhovey.com email: jillian(a)permaculture.net