Re: [Callers] Duties of the Caller Role

The caller indeed wears many hats on stage, but the most important role is indeed the party host - to ensure that everyone is having a good time, or as Barb puts out, create the conditions so everyone can have a good time.  Everything else, from programming to technical aspects, does indeed fall into the broader category of party host.  Perry --- On Mon, 5/21/12, barb kirchner <barbkirchner(a)hotmail.com> wrote: From: barb kirchner <barbkirchner(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [Callers] Duties of the Caller Role To: callers(a)sharedweight.net Date: Monday, May 21, 2012, 9:53 AM yes, those are all responsibilities of the caller - but those are the technical responsibilities. i think the most important role is that of party host/hostess. i can't force anyone to have a good time, but i can set things up so they can if they want. dancers will come back if they have a good time.  make it a party! barb ps - there is nothing related to "matching tunes with music" in some parts of the country.  just try to tell an old-timey band from illinois or missouri what dance you're calling or what to play!!   they don't care what dance it is and they've already decided what to play :-)                            _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers