24 Sep
2019
24 Sep
'19
10:41 p.m.
How often do folks on here clean out (or not) their dance collections? I
went through mine this evening and found some that I never call and keep
meaning to, but it never happens -- even though some I recall really
enjoying when I danced them. When and how do you decide to take a dance out
of your collection?
In clutter,
Maia
25 Sep
25 Sep
12:30 a.m.
I would say that rather than removing a dance from your collection
you should resolve to call it at the next opportunity. I go through my
dances from time to time and identify ones that I enjoyed in the past,
but haven't done for a while and then use it the next time I have a chance.
Jonathan
On 9/24/2019 9:41 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
How often do folks on here clean out (or not) their
dance collections? I
went through mine this evening and found some that I never call and keep
meaning to, but it never happens -- even though some I recall really
enjoying when I danced them. When and how do you decide to take a dance
out of your collection?
In clutter,
Maia
3:29 a.m.
On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 04:30:10 +0000, Sivier, Jonathan E via Callers wrote:
�I would say that rather than removing a dance from
your collection you should resolve to call it at the next
�opportunity. �I go through my dances from time to time and identify ones that I enjoyed
in the past, but haven't done
�for a while and then use it the next time I have a chance.
I agree. My Dance Organiser program has a "Neglected" option in the Dances
menu, and the Help screen for this says:
This sets a filter to show all Dances which have been called more than 10 times but not
called in the last 18 months. You could set up this filter yourself, but you might find
this command a quick reminder -- it's easy to forget about dances that you used to
call frequently, and maybe it's about time you brought them back into your current
repertoire.
(I could make the values 10 and 18 user-specifiable if you wanted to change my settings.)
Try out my Dance Organiser on any Windows machine at:
http://colinhume.com/download
Colin Hume
11:20 a.m.
Annually. I make room for new dances I add over the course of the year, and
try to keep my working pile to under 250.
On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 10:42 PM Maia McCormick via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
How often do folks on here clean out (or not) their
dance collections? I
went through mine this evening and found some that I never call and keep
meaning to, but it never happens -- even though some I recall really
enjoying when I danced them. When and how do you decide to take a dance out
of your collection?
In clutter,
Maia
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12:31 p.m.
Hello All,
I am mostly retired now, but I still keep my usual three collections handy. I have a
portfolio of cards that are set for any dance I might call. It has a variety if dance
types and difficulty levels. A second portfolio is for dances that are on “vacation”, but
might proved useful. I have a third portfolio of dances that are being revised or are only
for special programs.
John B. Freeman, SFTPOCTJ
4:57 p.m.
My taste in dances evolves. Recently I cleaned out many dances, especially glossary-type
dances, that end with a ladies chain to face a new neighbor because I find it awkward,
especially for new dancers, for the gent to escort the lady around and then turn to face
his new neighbor and be there on time. I also have whittled down my glossary dances to a
few intuitive ones that flow well since many of them are very similar.
Vicki Morrison
Tallahassee
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On Sep 25, 2019, at 11:20 AM, Gregory Frock via
Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Annually. I make room for new dances I add over the course of the year, and try to keep
my working pile to under 250.
On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 10:42 PM Maia McCormick
via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
How often do folks on here clean out (or not) their dance collections? I went through
mine this evening and found some that I never call and keep meaning to, but it never
happens -- even though some I recall really enjoying when I danced them. When and how do
you decide to take a dance out of your collection?
In clutter,
Maia
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