12 Dec
2012
12 Dec
'12
4:28 p.m.
Fairly new caller, first time poster here. In calling, I know there are
many ways you have to change your perspective from being on the dance
floor. As a dancer, I've had those many wonderful moments when the music
is so good that it feels like the tune is carrying you. You lose
yourself in the music. Have there ever been times when the music has the
same effect on you as a caller? How do you handle it? Do you have
separate yourself from the feeling, or do you go with it? Or a bit of both?
Stephanie Marie Voncannon
12 Dec
12 Dec
6:10 p.m.
On 12/12/2012 3:28 PM, Stephanie Marie wrote:
Fairly new caller, first time poster here. In calling,
I know there are
many ways you have to change your perspective from being on the dance
floor. As a dancer, I've had those many wonderful moments when the music
is so good that it feels like the tune is carrying you. You lose
yourself in the music. Have there ever been times when the music has the
same effect on you as a caller? How do you handle it? Do you have
separate yourself from the feeling, or do you go with it? Or a bit of both?
It's different because, generally, you aren't moving, but I have
experienced a few times when the music was particularly good and I felt
as if my calls became part of the music. Not like a singing square, but
I can sometimes sort of sing my calls along with the music. I guess I
don't really know what the dancers think about this, but it makes me
feel somewhat like you describe. I've heard other callers do this and
some are very good. Particular tunes and/or dances seem to lend
themselves to this.
Jonathan
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13 Dec
13 Dec
8:35 p.m.
This is a common experience when calling squares. Squares calls (even non singing calls)
are very tied to the music. If the band is hot, the calling feels like ice skating! You
soar. It's a delight. Any caller needs to feel like they are a part of the band (but
don't tell the musicians this <G>)
Beth
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Subject: [Callers] Feeling the Music
Fairly new caller, first time poster here. In calling, I know there are many ways you have
to change your perspective from being on the dance floor. As a dancer, I've had those
many wonderful moments when the music is so good that it feels like the tune is carrying
you. You lose yourself in the music. Have there ever been times when the music has the
same effect on you as a caller? How do you handle it? Do you have separate yourself from
the feeling, or do you go with it? Or a bit of both?
Stephanie Marie Voncannon
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14 Dec
14 Dec
11:31 a.m.
I've just noticed myself developing an instinct to say something on beat 6
or so of every 8-bar phrase, and shut up the rest of the time. Sometimes
when I get a bit distracted and lose my place on the card, I feel myself
wanting to speak without even knowing what the next move is, just because
of where the music is (and then I very quickly look down at my card and try
to figure out where exactly we are in the dance). Is that sort of what
you're talking about?
Peace,
Maia
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 8:35 PM, beth(a)hands4.com <beth(a)hands4.com> wrote:
This is a common experience when calling squares.
Squares calls (even non
singing calls) are very tied to the music. If the band is hot, the calling
feels like ice skating! You soar. It's a delight. Any caller needs to feel
like they are a part of the band (but don't tell the musicians this <G>)
Beth
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From: callers-bounces(a)sharedweight.net [mailto:
callers-bounces(a)sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Stephanie Marie
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:28 PM
To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] Feeling the Music
Fairly new caller, first time poster here. In calling, I know there are
many ways you have to change your perspective from being on the dance
floor. As a dancer, I've had those many wonderful moments when the music is
so good that it feels like the tune is carrying you. You lose yourself in
the music. Have there ever been times when the music has the same effect on
you as a caller? How do you handle it? Do you have separate yourself from
the feeling, or do you go with it? Or a bit of both?
Stephanie Marie Voncannon
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