5 Dec
2011
5 Dec
'11
9:49 p.m.
I think Julie's Gypsies was one of these great dances, Mark. I love that dance.
Laurie
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From: Mark Hillegonds <mhillegonds(a)comcast.net>
To: 'Caller's discussion list' <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Sent: Monday, December 5, 2011 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Practicing Calling thread
Similarly to practicing calling, I've written a number of dances on my
commute to and from work. Although it passes the time nicely and I don't
succumb to the stresses of driving in Detroit traffic, like Laurie mentions
below, I find I zone out. I've written some nice dances during these drives,
but realize it's better for me and my fellow drivers if I pay attention to
the flow of the traffic instead of the flow of the dancers. 8-)
Mark Hillegonds
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Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 12:50 AM
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Practicing Calling thread
Well, that sounds good. But I found that I visualize when I start going
through the dances, or my thoughts are such that I'm really not focusing on
the road like I should. It's like I glaze over!
Laurie P
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life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~Hans Bos~
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From: Linda Leslie <laleslierjg(a)comcast.net>
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Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2011 7:11 PM
Subject: [Callers] Practicing Calling thread
We each have a variety of experiential voices that whisper/speak to us when
issues
come up. For these Shared Weight discussions, of course, it is
usually my caller/dancer voice that is at the forefront. However, in this
particular case, my nurse voice is asking for some time......In particular,
I am reminded that society is trying to get drivers to avoid activities
which take their eyes off the road (California prohibits cell phone use;
Mass prohibits texting by teens, etc).
It seems to me that memorizing dances at home, not looking at any cards or
other
written form of the dance while driving, and then practicing to music
in the car accomplishes at least three things: 1) gets the caller into the
habit of memorizing dances, which always is helpful; 2) offers you extra
practice time beyond that which you can do while at home; 3) keeps the
driver's eyes safely on the road.
Linda Leslie
On Dec 3, 2011, at 10:05 AM, Lisa Sieverts wrote:
> I print my dances in very large fonts on full-size paper, so it's easy to
> glance over at the dance on the passenger seat to check the sequence. I
try
> to learn it as quickly as possible to
minimize the moments when my eyes
are
> not on the road. This is a skill that is also
useful on stage.
>
> I don't want to lose sight of the fact that one's ability to teach a
dance
> effectively is as important as being able to
call it well.
>
> Lisa
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Don Veino
<sharedweight_net(a)veino.com>wrote;wrote:
>
>> Thanks Lisa. Are you reading from cards when doing this or do you
memorize
>> the dances? I've done a fair bit of
practicing while riding in the car,
but
>> not yet driving.
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Lisa Sieverts
<lisa(a)lisasieverts.com>wrote;wrote:
>>
>>> Don,
>>>
>>> Welcome!
>>>
>>> My favorite way to practice calling is to play tunes on the stereo and
>>> call
>>> while DRIVING. It's a reasonable simulation of the number of things you
>>> need to be able to do at the same time that you are calling.
>>>
>>> Note that I have missed exits in this manner, but have never been in an
>>> accident :-).
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Lisa
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
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