15 Sep
2010
15 Sep
'10
3:11 a.m.
Hello Jonathan,
Congratulations on starting on what is hopefully a long and rewarding
journey :-)
Top of the list for reference material at the meta-level is the
Country Dance and Song Society: www.CDSS.org
There's loads of material on there, I'd suggest poking around a fair
bit. Everyone there is very friendly and happy to talk with you about
this type of thing.
It looks like Luck is maybe an hour and a half from Minneapolis and
Saint Paul. I'd strongly suggest getting in touch with the contra
dancers in that area (maybe
http://www.contradancelinks.com/schedule_MN.html). If there are
callers there (and in a major metropolitan area there should be),
they'd possibly be willing to work with you and/or travel an hour and
a half to call up at Luck. Folks will travel a bit to help the dance
community (in north Texas, a 4 hour drive one way to call for another
dance seems to be the norm). If there aren't callers in the area, they
must be bringing folks through to do their dances, in which case
possibly you could hold a Friday dance to their Saturday and try to
book the same talent.
I'm sure other will have more information, but there's a start.
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Jonathan Wilson <field.mice(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
Hello all,
I live in a small town called Luck in Northwestern Wisconsin. I would like to
start a monthly or bimonthly contra dance here. I have only been to a few
contra dances, I don't know any dances, and certainly don't have any experience
as a caller. I know a band who I think is well capable and interested in
playing the music, but we don't know of anyone in the area that is familiar with
or could lead a contra dance. So my questions are two:
Does anyone know of anyone in the Polk county area capable of being a caller?
if not
How can a complete beginner like me learn the system and enough dances to become
a caller? Are there any books, resources, workshops, etc. that would help me?
Anything to point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Jonathan
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