15 May
2024
15 May
'24
4:43 p.m.
Thanks so much to those of you who have responded to my inquiry about Becky
Hill. SO neat to learn more about her. :)
I love some of the stories about her personal philosophy about calling. So
great. :)
And yes... lovely to also hear what other women were also calling in the
1980s and 1990s.
Emily
On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 3:53 PM Jerome Grisanti <jerome.grisanti(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
The very first callers workshop I ever attended was
lead by Becky. She
encouraged us to take responsibility for whatever happened on the dance
floor. "Own it. Win an Academy Award for sincerely saying, 'oops, I
misjudged, let's try this a different way.' "
Years later, for a full-weekend event in which I was the lead organizer,
the scheduled caller had to drop out suddenly and I was scrambling to find
a substitute. I left Becky a message but meanwhile found someone else
available. Becky called back that evening and was happy to chat a bit. She
was a soothing voice and assured me that the caller I had found would do a
great job. She said she would have thrown her stuff into her car and made
the long drive if necessary, though, "cause that's what we do."
I still hear her voice when I use some of my favorite teaching tips. Rest
in peace.
— Jerome Grisanti
On Wed, May 15, 2024, 11:09 AM Emily Addison via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi folks,
Over the past year, I'm realizing how many dances written by Becky Hill I
absolutely adore. So, naively, I wrote to Becky Hill (this one!
<https://www.rebeccahill.org/>) whom I admire thinking that it was her
who wrote dances. Turns out that flatfooter and old time square dance
leader Becky Hill is not the same Becky Hill who wrote the contras and
square that I have in my dance box.
So... I naturally became curious ... who is the other Becky Hill???
And this is all I've been able to find
<https://www.heritagecremationsociety.com/obituaries/rebecca-ellen-becky-hill>
.
Did any of you know Becky? Any further information on her?
I know that many of her dances are super popular and called by so many
folk.
Thanks,
Emily Addison in Ottawa ON
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