Re: [Callers] A funny incident - Contra Callers

1 Sep 2006

Cynthia,

I've had people drop out, or sometimes just confused as to which minor
set they were in, leaving a lump of people not knowing whom to
interact with. Sometimes I've been able to physically go to the group
and take their hands and say "let's just pop down to the bottom (or
top) of the set and jump in from there." Unfortunately, if the dance
has "out of minor set" interaction, such as a shadow, this fix may not
be available.

That's where the humor comes in: how do I, as the caller, own the
confusion and make it OK to be a dancer who got confused.

So, anyone heard any good "attention shifting" humor lately? Or a
non-humorous response that still makes it OK.

--Jerome Grisanti

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 Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:07:43 -0400
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 Ah, the impacts of technology. I was recently calling for a contradance at
 the Maine Social Forum. It was a crowd of primarily beginners, with only a
 smattering of experienced folks. During one of the dances, one young man got
 a cell phone call. He stepped out of line to take the call! His partner
 carried on for a moment or two, but then the line started to break down. I
 had to jump into the line and grab his partner - calling while we danced -
 to keep it going. It worked. Fortunately I'd had a little practice on this
 at another dance earlier this summer when an elderly gentleman simply
 decided to step out and sit down during a - thankfully - very simple dance -
 and I had done the same thing rather than stop or let the line crumble.

 Just wanted to "share"
 :-)

 -cynthia

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