17 Dec
2009
17 Dec
'09
9:43 p.m.
Always interested in more ideas on teaching, both dances and workshops.
Also, ideas on programming and the needs of musicians.
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From: "Richard Hart" <rich(a)harts.mv.com>
To: <millstone(a)valley.net>et>; "Caller's discussion list"
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Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Callers' workshop
Another topic that might be helpful is one that I know
is near and dear to
your heart - how to integrate dances that are not just duple improper
contra sets. We have a lot of dances of slightly different shapes that
people do enjoy if they are properly integrated and called, including
triples (both types), proper dances, chestnuts, waltz contras, double
progressions, 5 couple dances, couple dances, such as waltz, hambo,
polka, schottish, etc., circles, and others. Many beginning callers avoid
these dances for various reasons. More familiarity with these dance can
help to make an evening of dance more varied and more interesting when
they are included.
Rich Hart.
David Millstone remarked on 12/15/2009 6:48 PM:
Dear fellow dance callers,
I have an opportunity coming up next spring to lead a day-long workshop
for
dance callers. It'll be a small group, perhaps 10-12 people, with a range
of
experience. Some will have had only 2-4 years of active calling while
others may
have had 20 years or more. These will be folks who are comfortable with
contras
and with traditional squares. They will know each other already. They're
open to
a wide variety of topics and teaching methods.
I've been invited to address just about any topics that are near and dear
to me,
so I'm relishing this prospect.
At the same time, I'd like not to spend an entire day on a soapbox. With
that in
mind, I'm soliciting opinions from this group-- rather than, say, the
trad.dance.callers listserv-- because this Shared Weight group includes
some
callers on the less experienced end of the spectrum.
So, what are topics that _you_ would like to see in a workshop? Assuming
that
one already has the nuts and bolts of programming an evening, teaching a
dance,
and delivering the calls in good fashion, what skills would be useful to
address?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
David Millstone
Lebanon, NH
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