Re: [Callers] ONS on Carpet

I, too, have called lots of gigs where there are carpeted floors. Low pile is by far the most common in business places. And, for an ONS, no problem -- as mentioned -- better than a small wood dance space with an edge going onto the regretfully carpeted area of what used to be a grand old ballroom... And dancing in socks can actually make some of these floors a bit faster. As far as outside, I bring a shovel, try to get there early, AND recommend to the hiring party that an outdoor space needs to be inspected holes and irregular bumps, for safety reasons. I've spent a half-hour to 45 minutes with a shovel filling in holes and smoothing things out. Which reminds me about another safety issue: When teaching the sashay part of the Virginia Reel (or any first dance with a sashay), I always do a demonstration. I do this in order to show a youthful, way far sashay, and, more importantly, a geezerly walking sashay. I started this after an elderly woman fell once, trying to do a youthful, bounding sashay, an act her body was no longer capable of. What I want is to make sure everyone feels comfortable joining in, and remind themselves to take care. All for now, ~erik hoffman oakland, ca On 4/24/2014 7:03 PM, Sue Robishaw wrote: