12 Jan
2005
12 Jan
'05
7:09 p.m.
This is Jeremy Korr from Los Angeles, bringing the West Coast into the
conversation. I echo everything Bob writes about the Ralph Page weekend. But
Bob is too modest in his comments below -- he forgets to mention that at
last year's Open Mike, he gave a clinic on calling triple-minors with his
precise and carefully-worded calling of Ted Sannella's wonderful "King of
the Keyboard."
Have a terrific time in Durham, for all who are going. I'm sidelined this
year (we're expecting a baby two days ago, who stubbornly hasn't arrived
yet), but hopefully Lynn Ackerson from the Bay Area will be there again to
represent California.
From: Robert Golder <robertgolder(a)comcast.net>
In order
to be considered for the Sunday Open Mike session,
you'll be asked to write
down the name and the formation of the dance you wish to call. If you've
ever wanted to try calling one of the old triple-minor, proper contras
(such
as "British Sorrow," a nineteenth-century dance that Ralph Page
rediscovered), this is the place to do it. Whatever you call, be well
prepared! The dancers are friendly and patient, but you'll want to give
them
your best when you're on stage.
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