Send Callers mailing list submissions to callers(a)sharedweight.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to callers-request(a)sharedweight.net You can reach the person managing the list at callers-owner(a)sharedweight.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Callers digest..." Today's Topics: 1. thoughts for Chris W. (Linda A. Leslie) 2. Re: thoughts for Chris W. (David Millstone) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 23:06:18 -0400 From: "Linda A. Leslie" <laleslierjg(a)comcast.net> Subject: [Callers] thoughts for Chris W. To: <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Message-ID: <BEB6C0EA.9AE4%laleslierjg(a)comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Dear Chris, Good luck and have fun in Maine! A few thoughts about your program: your first half has three dances with some form of going to the center (two with 4 in line, and another with actives); then you have a fourth one in the second half. I would encourage you to strive for more variety. How about a dance with some Petronella balances/twirls, Give & Take, Rory O'More type Balance/slides? I have also found that doing triplets in the first half works out a bit better. If I wait for the second half, the energy level is sometimes reduced a bit too much; but they are perfect for some variety early on. In the second half, almost all of the dances have the women in the center (allemandes or chains mostly), so I would suggest taking a look at trying to replace at least one. Since it is a long evening, you might want to consider calling at least one dance that has only one swing (partner). Hope these ideas help! warmly, Linda Leslie ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: 23 May 2005 00:04:54 EDT From: David.Millstone(a)valley.net (David Millstone) Subject: Re: [Callers] thoughts for Chris W. To: callers(a)sharedweight.net Message-ID: <58783686(a)enfield.VALLEY.NET> Content-Type: text/plain Hi Chris, Delighted to see Chorus Jig in that program! A few thoughts that occurred to me when I read your note... I think you said the dance is 8 - 11:30, and you're planning on taking a break around 9:30. I find that taking the break a little more than halfway through works well. That way, the folks who plan to leave at the break get in plenty of dancing. Our usual Northern Spy dance, for example, is scheduled to run from 8 - 11, although we sometimes go longer. On a typical night, I'll start the break around 9:45 or 9:50, and then we come back after ten minutes or so for the last part of the evening, typically five dances. Ted's #38-- when we danced it as part of our Triplets Marathon, we used a rag for the tune, which made a nice change of pace and fit the zippy feeling of the dance. You might want to get a few more simple dances to have as a backup. Who knows? Hearing that there's an unfamiliar caller lined up may bring in masses of newcomers and it's nice to be ready if you need to stick to easier fare. Let us know how it all goes. David Millstone ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers End of Callers Digest, Vol 9, Issue 6 *************************************