I organize my box by how I think of the components of a program. So I have dances arranged by distinctive feature or slot in the program, or whatever features sticks out. 

I have my categories color coded by type of move (in the box, not the card, necessarily). For instance: 
Orange for easy or basic components, dark green for distinctive (doesn’t fit in other categories), yellow for smooth moves, light green for balancy, puntuated dances, pink for moves that trade people around, other formations, and ONS/family dance formations.    I use those color tabs that I can stick onto a card to make a divider. 

You might notice that I also have a split between swirly moves and more balancy moves. 

First dances
Good basic
Fun ending dances
Allemandy and stars - basic, swirly
Gene Hubert (yes, he gets his own swirly category)
New (dances still early in my use)
Down the hall
First Heys
1/2 Hey and unusual
Other Heys
Gypsy
Stars
Swirling/wheeling
Smooth progression
UNique/unexpected progressions
Wavy lines
Petronellas
ROM (Rory O’More)
Box the gnat/star thru
Rollaways
Pull By hands/square thru
Swap & Circulate
1/2 Figure 8s/Contra corners
1s & 2s, equal/unequal
Trailbuddy Easy/diagonal
Trailbuddy complex
Unusual-Complex-Advanced
Squares
Other Formations - 4x4s, triplets
ONS/Family - longways
ONS/Family - circles, mixers, others


In use, I’ll think, "Oh, I’d like something with a rollaway next," so I look there. Or if a crowd of newbees walk in, I can go to my easy basic, or any of my first few categories. 

You could look at your cards and see which ones clump up into categories of similar dances, and where you need to bolster your collection.   See what works for you!

Joy Greenwolfe
Durham, NC



On Apr 8, 2017, at 12:40 AM, Cheryl Joyal via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Thanks Jack !  What a great list !

I like some of the ones I was stuck on where to put - e.g. basics.

Appreciate it !

Cheryl Joyal
630-667-3284 (cell)




On Apr 7, 2017, at 11:31 PM, Jack Mitchell <jmitchell.nc@gmail.com> wrote:

My current set (probably due for modification / update soon).  In particular, I really need to improve the divisions in "smooth" dances.  But it has served me reasonably well for a while now....  You are welcome to what of it is useful.  Hope it helps!

Basics
Smooth (with heys)
Smooth (without)
Orbits
Stars
Eyes/Gypsy
Ring Balance
Rory O'Moore
Long to Short Waves
Waves
Allemande (without waves of any sort)
Along the set (pull by's, zig zag, big oval promenade, etc)
Down the hall
Star Promenade
Square Thru
Tune Specific
Proper
4 face 4
Contra corners
Multiple progression
Squares
Breaks
Singing Squares
Mixers
One Night Stand / Party Dances

On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 9:20 PM Cheryl Joyal via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I am at the point that I want to reorganize my dance box to be able to better program an evening.   I plan to go to “categories of dance features”, and have listed what I am thinking for possible categories below.  

I am wondering how others organize their boxes - if categories, what do you include ?  Do you file Becket and/or Double Progression separately from “dance categories”, or just note on card ?   

Or do you have another suggestion ?   

Possible Categories:

Easy and ONS Contras
California Twirl
Full Hey
1/2 Hey
Down the Hall
Petronella
Mad Robin
Short Wavy Lines
Long Wavy Lines
Zig Zag
Balance the Ring
Box The Gnat
? Four Facing Four
? Becket
? Double Progression 
? Unique (e.g. Wizards Walk)

Appreciate your suggestions !!   Thanks - Cheryl

Cheryl Joyal
clmjoyal@gmail.com
clmjoyal@aol.com
630-667-3284 (cell)




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