Hi Ted,

First thing would be to make sure that the dancers have a good time. This has been a long haul through the pandemic, so people are just overjoyed to be in the same room moving together to live music. Complex dances, special moves, mind-twizzlers -- IMO this event is not the right time or place for these. Instead, just orchestrate your portion of the evening so everyone has the best time ever.

If those are the dances you are comfortable with, then go with them. They are all straightforward dances. I'm familiar with most of them. One thing: you probably don't want to call both Roll in the Hey and Butter because they both contain full heys.

Again, I would concentrate on the gestalt of the evening and focus on everyone having a good time.

Good luck,
Woody

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Woody Lane
Caller, Percussive Dancer
Roseburg, Oregon

On 11/29/2021 8:20 AM, Ted Sims via Contra Callers wrote:
Wow, I just got asked to call the first half (of a two hour) tonight, which means there is no one else to do it. I call occasionally on open calling nights and I think it will go ok, but no one would say I am a skilled caller, and I have a small repertoire I call from, which are:
Becky's Brouhaha
Apples and Chocolate
The Nice Combination
Becket in the Kitchen
Roll in the Hey
Butter
Old Time Elixir#2
Flying Flamingos
So, I'm humbly soliciting advice for putting together a first half out of the possibilities above, with many thanks. 
Also, there is a tune the band likes to play, a pretty smooth one by Tom Turino called "Nighthawk 750". I'm looking for a dance that works well with this one.
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