1 Oct
2013
1 Oct
'13
1:18 p.m.
On Tue, Oct 01, 2013, rich sbardella wrote:
Several MWSD clubs host an "Amateur Callers Night". That is how I
got started. I local contra dances did the same, new callers would
have opportunities to get stated and to gain exposure. It would be a
great service to both the calling and dancing communities. Although
some dancers may skip that night, aspiring callers would may up with
partners/friends and pay admission.
There are definitely equivalents in the contra community, I called two
days ago (Sunday) in Hayward for the "community dance", which also
featured a community band (and it's how I got started a year ago, at the
SF dance). But it's really not clear how to make the jump to calling
more in contra (and despite being on this list since January, I haven't
learned much about that).
By contrast, probably largely due to Callerlab, the MWSD community seems
more oriented to bringing new callers on board. It's also quite likely
that I'm missing something in the contra community due to my hearing, but
lots of people suck at informal information gathering even with good
hearing, and if the contra community wants more diversity in callers,
we'll have to figure out ways to introduce more formality to bringing in
new callers.
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