Re: [Callers] Repertoire...

Hi "call"eagues, As a minor-league caller working towards a National-league position, i'm always on the search for new repertoire. Unfortunately, whenever i peruse collections - be they callers' websites or books like "Zesty Contras" - i'm easily distracted by bright, shiny choreography that fascinates my nerd-mind (Marshmallow Surprise! A Slice of Life! Possums in the House!), but often takes a rare crowd of dancers to appreciate. Even the favorite dances we tend to share with caller friends often veer toward the highly "interesting". It's easy to find simple dances with a down-the-hall figure, but i'm specifically looking for low to medium piece-count dances WITHOUT down the hall. I'm wondering if anyone could point me towards dances that really hit a homer - things like: Jubilation (Gene Hubert), Thanks to the Gene (Tom HInds) Another Nice Combination (Tome Hinds), Star Struck (Nick Boulet), Simplicity Swing (Becky Hill), The Carousel (GH), The Baby Rose (David Kaynor), All You Can Eat (Ted Crane), 20 Below (Bill Olson)... dances that can be the bread and butter of a less advanced evening, or just a handy fall-back for more capable crowds. Dances without down-the-hall, and without awkward transitions (right&left through -> circle L?! agh!). What are the best places to go looking for other bread-and-butter repertoire like those? Anybody have a favorite fall-back or last-of-the-night dance they'd like to share? I'm not only asking for myself, but for anyone out there who finds it very easy to collect 'advanced' level dances but harder to find accessible dances that are truly satisfying with good flow. _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers