Re: [Callers] minimums

Lisa Sieverts wrote: "Thus, in a complex algorithm that defies explanation, I'll take a dance for almost no money if I know the music will be great, or someone is going to feed and house me nicely, or it's a beautiful hall and a neat community dance that just needs a nudge to keep going. Otherwise, I look for a $75 minimum." Whoof! Around Los Angeles, at almost all of the dozen different contra series, the caller's take is usually somewhere between $20 and $50, sometimes a little higher or lower. Big venues are significantly higher, as they are in New England. I'm curious how different this is for different parts of the country (excluding large venues) -- I've noticed that when I call in Massachusetts, even the small venues seem to generally offer substantially higher guarantees to the caller than the small venues in southern CA. Lisa adds: "driving hundreds of miles for dozens of dollars" I love that saying! I remember hearing Joseph Pimentel say it as "for tens of dollars." I'll take the dozens. Best, Jeremy Korr