Re: [Callers] wireless mics - headsets or handhelds?

I have used a hand held mic, one on a cord and a headset. Each is good for different reasons. Hand held, you can move around the floor calling and watching the dancers but it is cumbersome to teach with. Remaining on stage with a mic on a stand is fine after you have taught the dance, prompted and dropped out, I like to go down on the floor and watch the dancers. My favorite is the headset because it is "hands free" for teaching, good to prompt, if needed from the floor, and with you the entire evening. You can turn it off/on as needed and you can join in the dance and call if you need to. Of course, all these options are just subjective to what I have experienced. Hope this helps. Barbara G Springfield, NJ -----Original Message----- From: JohnFreem <JohnFreem(a)aol.com> To: callers <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Thu, May 24, 2012 11:14 am Subject: Re: [Callers] wireless mics - headsets or handhelds? I've usually preferred a hand held mic most of the time, It just feels more natural to me and less "rock star" like. I like to move around a lot as I teach and call, so this usually works. Our local family dances rarely have more than 30 dancers, so I usually call from the set with no mic. I recently had to use a headset to lead some Civil War dancing for 8th graders with the Dodworth Saxhorn Band. We had to have the dancers line up perpendicular to the band, so the head of the set was not near the conductor's mic. I borrowed a vocalist's headset to use. It worked really well, except the transmission unit kept coming lose as I capered around. There wasn't a good place on my costume to anchor it. Your choice. John B. Freeman Dancing Master The Dodworth Saxhorn Band _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers