Hey Jonathan, I've been working gradually for the past year or so on a project related to yours. Many folks all around VA, NC, etc. have noticed that I tend to tote around a videocam to nearly every contra dance I attend lately. I'm working on a collection of video clips of dances (especially the trickier ones) taught and called - by top callers when available - with each video clip typically containing the teaching plus twice through with music. I expect to get some of them on my YouTube channel over the next year or so, but since it's merely a hobby by an enthusiastic and increasingly busy caller/musician, we shall see. Right now I'm also working on switching over from my cards to Will Loving's "Caller's Companion." If anything, this new level of organization will hopefully lead to more as I seek to properly harness the video link feature of that database software. Brian Hamshar Contra dance caller/producer (trad & crossover) Based in Charlottesville, VA -----Original Message----- Date: Sunday, November 13, 2011 2:01:12 pm To: "Post to Callers" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> From: "Jonathan LF King" <squash(a)ufl.edu> Subject: [Callers] Steps to "Winter in Summerland"? | Seek caller videos I'm a "cub caller" from Gainesville, FL, and seek the choreography for "Winter in Summerland" by Jeff Spero and James Hutson. I'm aware of several online videos of the dance, e.g, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlisHB8G8GQ and can glean the steps from the video, but wonder if someone could provide the official choreography? ================================================================ For my own reference, I assembled a few well-known dances with steps and video-links of the dances. Another "cub caller" told me the page was useful to her, so I've put it online at http://www.math.ufl.edu/~squash/contradance.dances-tunes.html Errors in the dance-steps are mine, as I've re-written some for my own edification. I'm looking to add to this collection. If you know of an online video of a good dance, please email me [eddress below]. Useful are videos where the caller can be clearly heard [a plus if the teaching is included], and where the video shows, uncut, at least one full cycle, together with the transition to the next cycle. Another plus: Videos that show the end-effect, for complicated dances. I currently only have one video of a 4-facing-4, and would like especially to expand that section. Sincerely, -Jonathan King ================ PS: My eddress is squash at ufl dot edu PPS: I thank "ccpage19143", Chris Page (whom I've not yet met) for taking the time and having the expertise to label /many/ YouTube contras with the title and author. My "dance-tunes" page would be half its size without his public-service work. _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers