Hello Chris, Last year I called opposite one of the medleys, but the workshop was specifically geared toward beginner and intermediate dancers for exactly that reason - and the title so indicated - so I can't help you there! I would say that if I saw the title "unbalanced contras" I would not be expecting flowing dances (though knowing what you mean by "unbalanced" I also have to say it's a clever pun!). One of my favorite flowing dances is "Joy". I'm halfway across the country from my dancecards at present, so can't give you the figures. But in any case, it's not an especially simple dance and includes the half figure-eight which I find can be a difficult concept if there are a lot of newer dancers. -cynthia -----Original Message----- From: callers-bounces(a)sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-bounces@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Chris Weiler Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 8:12 PM To: Shared Weight Subject: [Callers] My own Down East session Hello everyone, I have the opposite problem from Richard at the Down East Festival in March. My session, titled "Unbalanced Contras", was intended to feature smooth, flowing dances. The session has been scheduled opposite the dance medley. I'm concerned about the mix of the crowd that I will get in my session. Will I only get beginner dancers? Or are there experienced dancers that will come? I know that there are several veterans of the Down East Festival on this list, so maybe they can share their experiences if they called during this slot. I'd also like to hear from anyone who has ideas about dances that I could call. What are your favorite flowing dances? Maybe you think that I should only call wild, wacky and crazy dances to use another meaning of "unbalanced". 8^) Thanks for you help, Chris Weiler Goffstown, NH _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers