Import1 May 2016

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Re: [Callers] New (?) dance, B1 balance, B2 balance and partner swing

by Luke Donforth via Callers

My tentative name (assuming the composition doesn't already exist) is Vallimont's Silver Hammer. The dance came out of a conversation with the talented musician Julie Vallimont (just got permission to use the name) about closing sets; and how callers like dances that end with swings but bands often have something that builds to a big hit at the A to B transition in the music. On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Jerome Grisanti <jerome.grisanti(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Luke, > > I don't recognize it, but it looks fun. > > Just curious ... did you have a particular tune in mind that shaped your > desire for the balance at the top of the B sections? > > --Jerome > > Jerome Grisanti > 660-528-0858 > http://www.jeromegrisanti.com > > "Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and > power and magic in it." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers < > callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I was trying to write a nice end-of-evening dance that had a balance at >> the top of B1, and ended with a partner swing (that wasn't Old Time Elixir >> #2 or Tica Tica timing...) and came up with this. I think it's new, and it >> worked well in Montreal recently; but I'd like to know if it already >> existed: >> >> Becket >> A1 >> Circle left 3/4 >> Neighbor swing >> A2 >> Gents start hey for 4 by left >> B1 >> Right to neighbor (women back to back in middle), balance and box gnat >> Pull by right, women allemande left 1 1/2 >> B2 >> Partner balance and swing >> Slide left >> >> Happy dancing >> >> -- >> Luke Donforth >> Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com <Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> >> > -- Luke Donforth Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com <Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com>

8 years, 7 months

Re: [Callers] New (?) dance, B1 balance, B2 balance and partner swing

by Jerome Grisanti via Callers

Luke, I don't recognize it, but it looks fun. Just curious ... did you have a particular tune in mind that shaped your desire for the balance at the top of the B sections? --Jerome Jerome Grisanti 660-528-0858 http://www.jeromegrisanti.com "Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hello all, > > I was trying to write a nice end-of-evening dance that had a balance at > the top of B1, and ended with a partner swing (that wasn't Old Time Elixir > #2 or Tica Tica timing...) and came up with this. I think it's new, and it > worked well in Montreal recently; but I'd like to know if it already > existed: > > Becket > A1 > Circle left 3/4 > Neighbor swing > A2 > Gents start hey for 4 by left > B1 > Right to neighbor (women back to back in middle), balance and box gnat > Pull by right, women allemande left 1 1/2 > B2 > Partner balance and swing > Slide left > > Happy dancing > > -- > Luke Donforth > Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com <Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >

8 years, 7 months

[Callers] New (?) dance, B1 balance, B2 balance and partner swing

by Luke Donforth via Callers

Hello all, I was trying to write a nice end-of-evening dance that had a balance at the top of B1, and ended with a partner swing (that wasn't Old Time Elixir #2 or Tica Tica timing...) and came up with this. I think it's new, and it worked well in Montreal recently; but I'd like to know if it already existed: Becket A1 Circle left 3/4 Neighbor swing A2 Gents start hey for 4 by left B1 Right to neighbor (women back to back in middle), balance and box gnat Pull by right, women allemande left 1 1/2 B2 Partner balance and swing Slide left Happy dancing -- Luke Donforth Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com <Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com>

8 years, 7 months

Re: [Callers] Confirming Bookings - Best Practices?

by Alan Winston via Callers

Most of the places I call which take out of town callers have Facebook pages, web pages, etc, and I check those. Several of those places have a standardized reminder email *they* send to booked staff about a week before - "We are looking forward to ...". (At Palo Alto Contra, while I book most of the staff, somebody else sends that email.) [I once did book somebody way ahead of the booking cycle and then lose track, so it was a really good thing that person wrote me and said "don't see myself on the calendar; what's up?" Since then have taken measures to be sure it doesn't happen again. Had to apologize profusely and sincerely to everybody involved and then rebook one of them.] If I haven't had separate confirmation I send them an "I'm really looking forward to ... Has anything changed since the last time- same hall?" kind of email. -- Alan On 5/8/16 12:18 PM, Don Veino via Callers wrote: > What do folks do to ensure dance booking contacts remember that > they've booked you? > > I just had my second booking in a row in a certain geography forget > that they had booked me. What's curious is that in both cases these > dances approached me by email (I could understand it maybe if it were > the other way around?), we had an exchange where we clarified the > dates, etc. and confirmed we were all set. We agreed to connect again > with any final questions on program, accommodation, etc. as we > approached closer to the date. The first case turned out to be rather > comical in their confusion - the second I can't figure out. > > So, short of calling/emailing monthly, what do YOU do to ensure folks > remember their booking commitment with you? > > Thanks, > Don > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

8 years, 7 months

Re: [Callers] Confirming Bookings - Best Practices?

by Aahz via Callers

On Sun, May 08, 2016, Don Veino via Callers wrote: > > What do folks do to ensure dance booking contacts remember that they've > booked you? One way is to ask questions somewhere around a month ahead of time: "any special occasion?", "who's the band?", etc -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html

8 years, 7 months

Re: [Callers] Confirming Bookings - Best Practices?

by Amy Wimmer via Callers

I'm one third of a dance organizing team. The person who does our bookings of bands and callers has frequent brain farts. My husband (3rd part of team) and I have had to make hasty repairs many times. I try to stay in the loop of email transactions, but that isn't always possible, depending on how our booker contacts people. I would advise trying to find whether there is more than one person you could contact, and copy them all with all your correspondence. Better odds. -Amy in Seattle > On May 8, 2016, at 12:19 PM, Don Veino via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > What do folks do to ensure dance booking contacts remember that they've booked you? > > I just had my second booking in a row in a certain geography forget that they had booked me. What's curious is that in both cases these dances approached me by email (I could understand it maybe if it were the other way around?), we had an exchange where we clarified the dates, etc. and confirmed we were all set. We agreed to connect again with any final questions on program, accommodation, etc. as we approached closer to the date. The first case turned out to be rather comical in their confusion - the second I can't figure out. > > So, short of calling/emailing monthly, what do YOU do to ensure folks remember their booking commitment with you? > > Thanks, > Don > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

8 years, 7 months

Re: [Callers] Triplet Times Through?

by Michael Barraclough via Callers

I believe that the "traditional" method is 3 times fully prompted, 3 times partially prompted and 3 times with no prompt. -- Michael Barraclough michael(a)michaelbarraclough.com www.michaelbarraclough.com -----Original Message----- From: Don Veino via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> Reply-to: Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com> To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Subject: [Callers] Triplet Times Through? Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 13:49:16 -0400 I've been adding Triplets into my programs in certain situations and have given some thought about the duration to run them. I'm curious what others have determined - how many times through do *you* run a Triplet? Let's see if we can get a consensus value via a simple poll: http://doodle.com/poll/yz9ubdr5e7fs4tuu It would be helpful to me if you'd focus quantitative responses through the poll. Discussion or qualitative responses which inform your poll input are welcome here in this thread. Thanks, Don _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

8 years, 7 months

Re: [Callers] Confirming Bookings - Best Practices?

by Linda Leslie via Callers

I check their dance web page to make sure that I am listed. Many dances have their schedules up several months at a time, so it is usually easy to check. It there is no web page or FB page for the dance, then I definitely email them a week or so before. Linda On May 8, 2016, at 3:18 PM, Don Veino via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > What do folks do to ensure dance booking contacts remember that they've booked you? > > I just had my second booking in a row in a certain geography forget that they had booked me. What's curious is that in both cases these dances approached me by email (I could understand it maybe if it were the other way around?), we had an exchange where we clarified the dates, etc. and confirmed we were all set. We agreed to connect again with any final questions on program, accommodation, etc. as we approached closer to the date. The first case turned out to be rather comical in their confusion - the second I can't figure out. > > So, short of calling/emailing monthly, what do YOU do to ensure folks remember their booking commitment with you? > > Thanks, > Don > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

8 years, 7 months

[Callers] Confirming Bookings - Best Practices?

by Don Veino via Callers

What do folks do to ensure dance booking contacts remember that they've booked you? I just had my second booking in a row in a certain geography forget that they had booked me. What's curious is that in both cases these dances approached me by email (I could understand it maybe if it were the other way around?), we had an exchange where we clarified the dates, etc. and confirmed we were all set. We agreed to connect again with any final questions on program, accommodation, etc. as we approached closer to the date. The first case turned out to be rather comical in their confusion - the second I can't figure out. So, short of calling/emailing monthly, what do YOU do to ensure folks remember their booking commitment with you? Thanks, Don

8 years, 7 months

[Callers] Crickets (was WordPress: Custom Dance Post Type?)

by Don Veino via Callers

OK. So, hearing only crickets, I'm guessing I may be the first to try creating a WP custom post type for dances. If I go that way, I'll share back here. Speaking of crickets... you might be interested in the below dance I recently tested successfully. Happy dancing, Don *Cricket's Flight - DI - Don Veino 20160320* *A1* (4,12) Neighbor Balance & Swing *A2* (8) Mad Robin - Gents into center first, left to right (CW around Neighbor) (8) Gents Glance Around*^* LEFT 1x *WHILE* Ladies Orbit 1/2 CW (pass RIGHT shoulders w/adjacent set Lady) *B1* (8,8) Partner Glance Around*^*, Swing *B2* (8) LLFB (8) Gents start Left Hands-Across Star 1x, Ladies Fall In behind P The A2 here was inspired by Kent Koeninger's "Cricket's Delight" ( http://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2009.pdf#page=44). *^Please, oh please*, I don't want to get the whole terms debate fired up again and *I ask you not to* rekindle it on on the basis of this post. Given the move is used twice here, I found myself in a quandary as to how to annotate this dance to post it. "Glance Around" (or shortened to "Glance") is a term I'm personally evaluating (a.k.a. Gypsy). I welcome you to annotate/call this dance however you chose, or to ignore it, as you see fit. On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 12:38 PM, Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com> wrote: [snip] > I'm wondering if anyone has already done the work of developing a custom > post type and taxonomy for dances in WordPress? > > If not in WordPress, has anyone created a similar approach using another > common blogging or Content Management System? > [/snip]

8 years, 8 months

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