6 Nov
2006
6 Nov
'06
12:32 a.m.
Thanks to everyone who so generously sent me suggestions for easy dances to use in the
fourth slot that I, as a new caller will call at our Toronto Country Dancer's dance
that Bev Bernbaum will be calling next Saturday.
I have attached a Word document that has all the dances, some of which are annotated with
teaching notes.
I have two requests: I need the details of two dances: First Hey by Paul Balliet, and
"Kiss of a Lifetime" bu Peter Stix (I could not find either through an internet
search. [A suggestion: Please post the info to the whole list, so once someone has sent
the info, others need not bother. Thanks!]
The other request is for suggestions on how to teach a hey. (I am a little bit
terrified.)
Please note, that I have not chosen a dance yet, but need to do so by tomorrow, so I cam
open to suggestions from the list I sent (including the two above) and any other dances
that you think are suitable. [Note: If I am too terrified to teach a Hey, then Bev has
graciously offered that I can choose another easy dance, so I am open to suggestions on
that front as well.]
Thanks for 'Sharing the Weight', and helping me out! I have learned a lot from
you out there in List Serve Land so far, and I am looking forward to more!
Jillian Hovey
Facilitator of Sustainable Community Planning and Design
The Sustainable Living Network
& Sustainable Living Books
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
416-410-7581; fax 416-654-8917
Draft Web Sites:
www.sustainablelivingnetwork.org
www.sustainablelivingbooks.com
www.jillianhovey.com
email: jillian(a)permaculture.net
6 Nov
6 Nov
12:53 a.m.
I have First Hey:
First Hey - Paul Balliet
Improper
A1: Neighbor Allemande Left 1 1/2
Ladies Chain
A2: Hey For Four
B1: Partner Balance & Swing
B2: Circle Left 3/4
Balance the Ring, Pass Thru to Next Neighbor
There are many ways to teach a hey. The best is a demo. For a full hey
it's good to tell folks that they ultimately end up where they started. At
least they know where they are supposed to be at the end of the hey.
Good luck, you'll do fine.
Rich Goss
On 11/5/06 9:32 PM, "Jillian Hovey" <jillianhovey(a)rogers.com> wrote:
Thanks to everyone who so generously sent me
suggestions for easy dances to
use in the fourth slot that I, as a new caller will call at our Toronto
Country Dancer's dance that Bev Bernbaum will be calling next Saturday.
I have attached a Word document that has all the dances, some of which are
annotated with teaching notes.
I have two requests: I need the details of two dances: First Hey by Paul
Balliet, and "Kiss of a Lifetime" bu Peter Stix (I could not find either
through an internet search. [A suggestion: Please post the info to the whole
list, so once someone has sent the info, others need not bother. Thanks!]
The other request is for suggestions on how to teach a hey. (I am a little
bit terrified.)
Please note, that I have not chosen a dance yet, but need to do so by
tomorrow, so I cam open to suggestions from the list I sent (including the two
above) and any other dances that you think are suitable. [Note: If I am too
terrified to teach a Hey, then Bev has graciously offered that I can choose
another easy dance, so I am open to suggestions on that front as well.]
Thanks for 'Sharing the Weight', and helping me out! I have learned a lot
from you out there in List Serve Land so far, and I am looking forward to
more!
Jillian Hovey
Facilitator of Sustainable Community Planning and Design
The Sustainable Living Network
& Sustainable Living Books
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
416-410-7581; fax 416-654-8917
Draft Web Sites:
www.sustainablelivingnetwork.org
www.sustainablelivingbooks.com
www.jillianhovey.com
email: jillian(a)permaculture.net
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1:06 a.m.
teaching a hey - don't worry about it. seriously.
make sure that the dance you're using has a full hey, not half. it's much
easier if they know for sure where they're going. i just tell them it's ok
if they wander around and don't hurt each other, and then go back to where
they started and swing their partner (or neighbor, as the case may be).
i used to set up a demo for this - as the lines form, find a foursome who
know how to do a hey. first time they do it right. second time, i have
someone do their "deer in the headlights" imitation, while the others wander
around aimlessly, then run home to swing their partner. i tell people it's
ok to experiment with both kinds of heys. when they do so during the dance
(and they ALWAYS do), i congratulate them :-)
the bottom line is to show them what's supposed to happen, and tell them not
to worry about it. they'll learn it by encountering people in line who give
clear signals. if they don't ever get it - well, it doesn't really matter
as long as they go home and swing and do the rest of the dance.
give the dancers permission to relax. give yourself permission to relax.
then do it!
barb
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Compilation of 'Hey' dances, and further requests
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 21:53:48 -0800
I have First Hey:
First Hey - Paul Balliet
Improper
A1: Neighbor Allemande Left 1 1/2
Ladies Chain
A2: Hey For Four
B1: Partner Balance & Swing
B2: Circle Left 3/4
Balance the Ring, Pass Thru to Next Neighbor
There are many ways to teach a hey. The best is a demo. For a full hey
it's good to tell folks that they ultimately end up where they started. At
least they know where they are supposed to be at the end of the hey.
Good luck, you'll do fine.
Rich Goss
On 11/5/06 9:32 PM, "Jillian Hovey" <jillianhovey(a)rogers.com> wrote:
Thanks to everyone who so generously sent me
suggestions for easy dances
to
use in the fourth slot that I, as a new caller will
call at our Toronto
Country Dancer's dance that Bev Bernbaum will be calling next Saturday.
I have attached a Word document that has all the dances, some of which
are
annotated with teaching notes.
I have two requests: I need the details of two dances: First Hey by
Paul
Balliet, and "Kiss of a Lifetime" bu Peter
Stix (I could not find either
through an internet search. [A suggestion: Please post the info to the
whole
list, so once someone has sent the info, others need
not bother. Thanks!]
The other request is for suggestions on how to teach a hey. (I am a
little
bit terrified.)
Please note, that I have not chosen a dance yet, but need to do so by
tomorrow, so I cam open to suggestions from the list I sent (including
the two
above) and any other dances that you think are
suitable. [Note: If I am
too
terrified to teach a Hey, then Bev has graciously
offered that I can
choose
another easy dance, so I am open to suggestions on
that front as well.]
Thanks for 'Sharing the Weight', and helping me out! I have learned a
lot
from you out there in List Serve Land so far, and I am
looking forward to
more!
Jillian Hovey
Facilitator of Sustainable Community Planning and Design
The Sustainable Living Network
& Sustainable Living Books
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
416-410-7581; fax 416-654-8917
Draft Web Sites:
www.sustainablelivingnetwork.org
www.sustainablelivingbooks.com
www.jillianhovey.com
email: jillian(a)permaculture.net
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10 Apr
9:58 p.m.
New subject: Gigs in PA and NJ
Barb--
I'm going to be coming up to Pinewoods -- I got the scholarship that
TCD and CDSS give each year -- and will be attending American Dance
and Music week. I had hoped to call a few dances in the Philadelphia
and Princeton area the week before while visiting a friend who lives
in Philadelphia, but have discovered that someone else beat me to
them. Hrumph. ;-)
I'm scheduled to call the Harrisburg dance, and I'm probably going to
come to one or both of other dances too. Would you be up for letting
me call a dance or two at one of those dances? This is my first time
in that part of the country, and since I generally don't tour that
far afield, it'll probably be quite a while until I'll be up there
again, and it'd be great to have a chance to call for some new folks!
In other news, we just had our first Callers Collective/TCD sponsored
set of callers workshops (taught by Diane Silver) and a dance (both
workshops and dance hosted by Steven Steibel) a couple of weekends
ago. Went really well, and it looks like it may be a regular (a few
times a year) thing, in addition to periodic informal gatherings.
Take care,
Jack
10:22 p.m.
New subject: PLEASE DISREGARD: Gigs in PA and NJ
I meant to send this directly to Barb. Please disregard.
J
At 09:58 PM 4/10/2007, you wrote:
Barb--
I'm going to be coming up to Pinewoods -- I got the scholarship that
TCD and CDSS give each year -- and will be attending American Dance
and Music week. I had hoped to call a few dances in the Philadelphia
and Princeton area the week before while visiting a friend who lives
in Philadelphia, but have discovered that someone else beat me to
them. Hrumph. ;-)
I'm scheduled to call the Harrisburg dance, and I'm probably going to
come to one or both of other dances too. Would you be up for letting
me call a dance or two at one of those dances? This is my first time
in that part of the country, and since I generally don't tour that
far afield, it'll probably be quite a while until I'll be up there
again, and it'd be great to have a chance to call for some new folks!
In other news, we just had our first Callers Collective/TCD sponsored
set of callers workshops (taught by Diane Silver) and a dance (both
workshops and dance hosted by Steven Steibel) a couple of weekends
ago. Went really well, and it looks like it may be a regular (a few
times a year) thing, in addition to periodic informal gatherings.
Take care,
Jack
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6 Nov
6 Nov
1:16 a.m.
Here are a few thoughts on teaching the hey - and other calls.
1. Spend as little time as possible "teaching". People learn best by
doing. The fewer words the better.
2. If many of the dancers already know how to do it, depend on the
experienced dancers to help during the dance (but not while you do the
walkthrough, unless asked)
3. Describe the starting position, if necessary and the ending position
(for a Hey you end back at the same place you started). Even if someone
gets lost during the hey, the dance will not break down if they get back
to the right place for the next call. Being ready for the next move is
more important than getting every move correct, for beginners or
experienced dancers.
4. If there are a lot of beginners, ask the experienced dancers to show
them which shoulder of theirs to pass. Experienced dancers will often
point to their left or right shoulder for beginners to show which side
to pass on, especially if asked.
5. Then, after the above, describe the move: "walk across the set and
back in a sort of figure eight, weaving back and fourth over and back to
place." Keep your words short, sweet, and quick. Then while doing the
walkthrough say "pass by the right shoulder in the middle and by the
left on the outside".
6. If there are a lot of beginners and few experienced dancers, then
maybe you could ask a group of four to demonstrate the hey. A picture is
worth a 1000 words and this is sometimes quicker than trying to explain it.
7. Finally, if the vast majority of the dancers are beginners, then a
dance with a hey may not be the best choice. For beginners easier dances
that they can succeed at are better and more enjoyable.
8. Also listen to how experienced dancers teach and call a hey and pick
the method and words that you like best. If you listen to a number of
callers, you will find that everyone has their own methods.
I hope this helps. Good luck.
Rich Hart.
Jillian Hovey remarked on 11/6/2006 12:32 AM:
Thanks to everyone who so generously sent me
suggestions for easy dances to use in the fourth slot that I, as a new caller will call at
our Toronto Country Dancer's dance that Bev Bernbaum will be calling next Saturday.
I have attached a Word document that has all the dances, some of which are annotated with
teaching notes.
I have two requests: I need the details of two dances: First Hey by Paul Balliet, and
"Kiss of a Lifetime" bu Peter Stix (I could not find either through an internet
search. [A suggestion: Please post the info to the whole list, so once someone has sent
the info, others need not bother. Thanks!]
The other request is for suggestions on how to teach a hey. (I am a little bit
terrified.)
Please note, that I have not chosen a dance yet, but need to do so by tomorrow, so I cam
open to suggestions from the list I sent (including the two above) and any other dances
that you think are suitable. [Note: If I am too terrified to teach a Hey, then Bev has
graciously offered that I can choose another easy dance, so I am open to suggestions on
that front as well.]
Thanks for 'Sharing the Weight', and helping me out! I have learned a lot from
you out there in List Serve Land so far, and I am looking forward to more!
Jillian Hovey
Facilitator of Sustainable Community Planning and Design
3:24 p.m.
My first time teaching a hey this weekend went smoothly - they learned the
hey beautifully. But the progression required a little hook outside the set
for the women after the hey, and they could not learn that. They coped.
Since my mentor, Sarah Smith, really thought they would, we ran it and by
the end, they loved it. Nell
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Compilation of 'Hey' dances, and further requests
Here are a few thoughts on teaching the hey - and
other calls.
1. Spend as little time as possible "teaching". People learn best by
doing. The fewer words the better.
2. If many of the dancers already know how to do it, depend on the
experienced dancers to help during the dance (but not while you do the
walkthrough, unless asked)
3. Describe the starting position, if necessary and the ending position
(for a Hey you end back at the same place you started). Even if someone
gets lost during the hey, the dance will not break down if they get back
to the right place for the next call. Being ready for the next move is
more important than getting every move correct, for beginners or
experienced dancers.
4. If there are a lot of beginners, ask the experienced dancers to show
them which shoulder of theirs to pass. Experienced dancers will often
point to their left or right shoulder for beginners to show which side
to pass on, especially if asked.
5. Then, after the above, describe the move: "walk across the set and
back in a sort of figure eight, weaving back and fourth over and back to
place." Keep your words short, sweet, and quick. Then while doing the
walkthrough say "pass by the right shoulder in the middle and by the
left on the outside".
6. If there are a lot of beginners and few experienced dancers, then
maybe you could ask a group of four to demonstrate the hey. A picture is
worth a 1000 words and this is sometimes quicker than trying to explain
it.
7. Finally, if the vast majority of the dancers are beginners, then a
dance with a hey may not be the best choice. For beginners easier dances
that they can succeed at are better and more enjoyable.
8. Also listen to how experienced dancers teach and call a hey and pick
the method and words that you like best. If you listen to a number of
callers, you will find that everyone has their own methods.
I hope this helps. Good luck.
Rich Hart.
Jillian Hovey remarked on 11/6/2006 12:32 AM:
Thanks to everyone who so generously sent me
suggestions for easy dances
to use in the fourth slot that I, as a new caller will call at our
Toronto Country Dancer's dance that Bev Bernbaum will be calling next
Saturday.
I have attached a Word document that has all the dances, some of which
are annotated with teaching notes.
I have two requests: I need the details of two dances: First Hey by
Paul Balliet, and "Kiss of a Lifetime" bu Peter Stix (I could not find
either through an internet search. [A suggestion: Please post the info
to the whole list, so once someone has sent the info, others need not
bother. Thanks!]
The other request is for suggestions on how to teach a hey. (I am a
little bit terrified.)
Please note, that I have not chosen a dance yet, but need to do so by
tomorrow, so I cam open to suggestions from the list I sent (including
the two above) and any other dances that you think are suitable. [Note:
If I am too terrified to teach a Hey, then Bev has graciously offered
that I can choose another easy dance, so I am open to suggestions on that
front as well.]
Thanks for 'Sharing the Weight', and helping me out! I have learned a
lot from you out there in List Serve Land so far, and I am looking
forward to more!
Jillian Hovey
Facilitator of Sustainable Community Planning and Design
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5:59 p.m.
When Tony Parkes re-issues his 1992 book _Contra Dance Calling: A Basic
Text_, we'll once again have access to well-thought-out ideas for
teaching the hey and many other figures. Until then, search out a used
copy of this very useful book.
A couple of points that Tony makes about teaching the hey:
"A demonstration is almost essential. But be aware that watching a hey
will intimidate unseasoned dancers if they simply look at the blur of
people moving back and forth. Tell those watching to follow the track
of one dancer, the one whose part is identical to their own."
"The most common error in heys is to stop in one's tracks when one has
run out of people to pass, then to turn around on the spot and plow
back in, usually with the wrong shoulder. Remind everyone to make big
loops at the ends; this will help them come back into the hey more
confidently."
Robert Jon Golder
164 Maxfield St
New Bedford, MA 02740 USA
508-999-2486
9:15 a.m.
New subject: Teaching a hey
Teaching a hey.
Not having collected my e-mail for a while, I wrote
this response first, and then read all the other responses
later. How reassuring to see us all, more or less, on
the same page on how to teach a hey.
I saw Lisa Greenleaf (Hi Lisa) once teach a hey beautifully,
simply, by using the lady's chain figure, but I
do not remember exactly how. This was in a
beginners' workshop, not in a walk through.
I do not know, really, how to teach a hey,
but one thing I say that may or may not be useful
is this:
'A hey is this: you wander around the room, and then
you end up exactly where you started. Here is one
way that folks here like to do a hey. . . "
and then I teach the traditional hey, often by
using a foursome at the top of a set in front
of me to demonstrate, in slow motion.
Thanks for the great question.
-P
--
Peter Amidon
peter(a)amidonmusic.com
20 Willow Street
Brattleboro, VT 05301
802-257-1006
cell: 917-922-5462
http://www.amidonmusic.com
http://www.dancingmasters.com
I have never been lost, but I will admit to
being confused for several weeks.
-Daniel Boone
7 Nov
7 Nov
9:55 p.m.
Many years ago, Ralph Sweet told me that teaching a
hey is easy if you've done a full chain prior to the
hey. If it's the most typical design- women pass
right shoulders to begin- the path for the women is
exactly the same as a chain, without using hands. The
men wait 2 counts, and then follow the women.
If necessary, you can let the women walk the hey alone
first, then have them men walk their part, and put it
together. I've had no problems teaching a hey as long
as I've taught the chain before.
Susan Elberger
--- Jillian Hovey <jillianhovey(a)rogers.com> wrote:
Thanks to everyone who so generously sent me
suggestions for easy dances to use in the fourth
slot that I, as a new caller will call at our
Toronto Country Dancer's dance that Bev Bernbaum
will be calling next Saturday.
I have attached a Word document that has all the
dances, some of which are annotated with teaching
notes.
I have two requests: I need the details of two
dances: First Hey by Paul Balliet, and "Kiss of a
Lifetime" bu Peter Stix (I could not find either
through an internet search. [A suggestion: Please
post the info to the whole list, so once someone has
sent the info, others need not bother. Thanks!]
The other request is for suggestions on how to teach
a hey. (I am a little bit terrified.)
Please note, that I have not chosen a dance yet, but
need to do so by tomorrow, so I cam open to
suggestions from the list I sent (including the two
above) and any other dances that you think are
suitable. [Note: If I am too terrified to teach a
Hey, then Bev has graciously offered that I can
choose another easy dance, so I am open to
suggestions on that front as well.]
Thanks for 'Sharing the Weight', and helping me out!
I have learned a lot from you out there in List
Serve Land so far, and I am looking forward to more!
Jillian Hovey
Facilitator of Sustainable Community Planning and
Design
The Sustainable Living Network
& Sustainable Living Books
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
416-410-7581; fax 416-654-8917
Draft Web Sites:
www.sustainablelivingnetwork.org
www.sustainablelivingbooks.com
www.jillianhovey.com
email: jillian(a)permaculture.net
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