21 May
2012
21 May
'12
5:09 a.m.
Callers fill one of many roles required for conducting a successful contra
dance and building a dance community (along with dance organizers,
musicians, dancers, etc.) and therefore have their own unique set of
responsibilities to fill that role.
If you accept this view, what would the unique duties/responsibilities of a
caller be?
Some possible caller responsibilities:
- Responsible for preparing and selecting dances to match the dancers
and enhance their enjoyment of the event
- Responsible for coordinating with the musicians to match tunes and
dance selections
- Responsible for managing the dance program timing to meet organizers'
schedule
- ?
What do you think?
-Don
21 May
21 May
2:53 p.m.
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 :-)
From: sharedweight_net(a)veino.com
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 00:09:00 -0400
To: Callers(a)sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] Duties of the Caller Role
Callers fill one of many roles required for conducting a successful contra
dance and building a dance community (along with dance organizers,
musicians, dancers, etc.) and therefore have their own unique set of
responsibilities to fill that role.
If you accept this view, what would the unique duties/responsibilities of a
caller be?
Some possible caller responsibilities:
- Responsible for preparing and selecting dances to match the dancers
and enhance their enjoyment of the event
- Responsible for coordinating with the musicians to match tunes and
dance selections
- Responsible for managing the dance program timing to meet organizers'
schedule
- ?
What do you think?
-Don
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3:36 p.m.
I once had a band tell me they could play anything I wanted, as long as it was a Hoedown.
On May 21, 2012, at 6:53 AM, barb kirchner wrote:
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 :-)
From: sharedweight_net(a)veino.com
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 00:09:00 -0400
To: Callers(a)sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] Duties of the Caller Role
Callers fill one of many roles required for conducting a successful contra
dance and building a dance community (along with dance organizers,
musicians, dancers, etc.) and therefore have their own unique set of
responsibilities to fill that role.
If you accept this view, what would the unique duties/responsibilities of a
caller be?
Some possible caller responsibilities:
- Responsible for preparing and selecting dances to match the dancers
and enhance their enjoyment of the event
- Responsible for coordinating with the musicians to match tunes and
dance selections
- Responsible for managing the dance program timing to meet organizers'
schedule
- ?
What do you think?
-Don
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4:30 p.m.
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 :-)
From: sharedweight_net(a)veino.com
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 00:09:00 -0400
To: Callers(a)sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] Duties of the Caller Role
Callers fill one of many roles required for conducting a successful contra
dance and building a dance community (along with dance organizers,
musicians, dancers, etc.) and therefore have their own unique set of
responsibilities to fill that role.
If you accept this view, what would the unique duties/responsibilities of a
caller be?
Some possible caller responsibilities:
- Responsible for preparing and selecting dances to match the dancers
and enhance their enjoyment of the event
- Responsible for coordinating with the musicians to match tunes and
dance selections
- Responsible for managing the dance program timing to meet organizers'
schedule
- ?
What do you think?
-Don
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