Re: [Callers] Progression and "Going Out"

No mixed feelings here - I feel a caller who calls the last time thru for calls the dancers have already mastered is just flat out ego-tripping. In effect, they're saying "Remember me, I'm still here - don't forget to applaud for me too." The main reason bands want 2 or 3 to go out is to build to a satisfying finish. Most modern bands have learned how to do that so dancers can feel it coming, and calling over that is at best distracting and at worst disrespectful for what the band has been working towards all along. I do change some dances to finish with a partner swing, especially when the dance has a lot of partner action. But even then, just call the last B2, not the whole dance. A simple "THIS TIME, go forward and back, and swing" reunites partners at the end without getting in the band's way. For slots that are primarily band showcases, such as the last dance of the first half or the last dance of the night, I'll favor Becket dances that end with a partner swing so that isn't needed. If you want to be calling at the end of a dance, call a square. Otherwise, let the band have the undivided attention of the dancers - Bob