Hi Emily,

Like Tncontracaller, I make notations of potential trouble spots in a dance and put asterix beside the spots with a note at the bottom. Depending on the dance, I might have *, **, or even *** spots where I have a note. I often put a note of (prog) if the progression is somewhere in the middle of the dance, because that has sometimes tripped me up when telling the band how many more times thru to end with everyone in at the top.

To your points about highlighting swings or underlining recovery spots, I always note which side of the set a swing happens. Meaning, if it’s a partner swing, I will note (robin home or lark home), where home = the start positions of the dance. If it’s a neighbor swing (home or opp home), where opp = opposite home. I do that for a couple of reasons. It lets me see if one role spends all their time on one side of the set, particularly helpful in programming. But that also provides a recovery spot if something happens, I accidentally drop a figure or the dancers are struggling, I can say, “Partner swing on the [role] side to get them back on track.

Hope that helps,

Bev 

From: Emily Addison [mailto:emilyladdison@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 4:19 PM
To: callers@sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] Marking dance cards to highlight certain moments???

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Do you use any highlights, underlines, or other ways to visually emphasize specific moments in your dances?

For instance, maybe you highlight swings or underline recovery spots in a dance?

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