Re: [Callers] High-energy dances

Chris, I'm with you on this one. More than once, I've been blown away by the simplest little dance, often one that I've danced many times before and called as well. But, suddenly in a big hall with hundreds of dancers, the right music, and a good caller, the dance blossoms into a huge high energy dance. One in particular that I remember was the dance Hey in the Barn (by Chart Guthrie). It was called at a past Snow Ball, maybe by Nils Fredland. i don't remember the band, but it became a high energy dance, although there are only 2 balances, followed by swings, and chains and heys. It's a simple dance. The energy level is not so much a property of the dance moves, but instead of the dancers, and the way the caller and musicians can set the energy level, with the dancers' help. There are at least 2 choriography things that i think are important for a high energy dance: 1. The dance should flow smoothly. 2. The dance should be simple enough so dancer don't need to concentrate on what they need to do next. With these features, dancers can focus on the energy, and interactions with other dancers, rather than the mechanics of the dance. And if the right music is there to support the dancers, then you may have a high energy dance. Rich Hart. On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 8:48 PM, Chris Page <chriscpage(a)gmail.com> wrote: