Re: [Callers] Lost in Interstellar Haze

Well - I posed the question, so I guess I had better share my view (which is essentially the same as that of Chris Page). There is nothing wrong with change - sometimes it improves what was originally created. However I believe that it is good etiquette to announce the name of the dance and its author to the dancers (before the walkthrough, after the walkthrough, when the dance ends - take your pick, we could have another discussion about which is best!) and to announce if you have changed the dance or to say that this dance is based on .... Michael Barraclough http://www.michaelbarraclough.com -----Original Message----- From: callers-bounces(a)sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-bounces@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Chris Page Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 2:59 AM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: Re: [Callers] Lost in Interstellar Haze On 7/12/08, Michael Barraclough <michael(a)michaelbarraclough.com> wrote: Since nobody else has spoken up, I'll put my foot in my mouth again with my own opinions.... Well, my first thought is that by this point of telephone the dance would be known as "Albert's Sensation," by "Unknown" (if you're lucky), or by "Marsha Berrymore" (if you're not). But a little more seriously... While folk process transmogrifications could theoretically result in your scenario, they can also provide good results, like with "Brimmer and May Reel" or "With Thanks to the Dean" or "More For Your Neighbor." (I think "With Thanks to the Dean" had a balance after the women's allemande; as for the others see: http://www.geocities.com/uophxweb/marydart/appendix_E.htm ) Still, you're right it's a good safety tip for the caller to announce it as "a variant of dance so-and-so." And for a collector at the dance to check the sequence with the caller for any such changes. Then there's at least a record of the folk process mutations. -Chris Page San Diego p.s. What _is_ the original version of "The 24th of June"? _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers