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by David Harding via Callers

We danced it at Meet Me In St Louis (can't remember which caller) and I enjoyed it, so countthat as an endorsement. -Dave On 6/8/2016 4:45 PM, Mark Hillegonds via Callers wrote: > > Looks like Little Green Heron, by Joseph Pimentel. > > On Jun 8, 2016 4:40 PM, "Vicki Morrison via Callers" > <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: > > Hello. I saw a video recently from Raindance with Deb Comly > calling. Anyone know the name and author of this dance? Thanks! > > A1 with current neighbors star L; with former neighbors star R > A2 with current N b&s > B1 men alle L 1.5; P swing > B2 circle L 1.25 (till the ones are looking down, twos looking > up); with P zig left past current neighbors, zag right to greet > new neighbors > > Vicki Morrison > Tallahassee, FL > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:Callers@lists.sharedweight.net> > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

8 years, 7 months

[Callers] Anyone know this dance?

by Vicki Morrison via Callers

Hello. I saw a video recently from Raindance with Deb Comly calling. Anyone know the name and author of this dance? Thanks! A1 with current neighbors star L; with former neighbors star R A2 with current N b&sB1 men alle L 1.5; P swing B2 circle L 1.25 (till the ones are looking down, twos looking up); with P zig left past current neighbors, zag right to greet new neighbors Vicki MorrisonTallahassee, FL

8 years, 7 months

[Callers] Music advice followup

by Kalia Kliban via Callers

The gig itself is not on Wednesday, thankfully. That's just when I fly, and thus my deadline for getting things sorted with the band. The gig is on Saturday night. The structure is that we're tacking a half hour of community dances onto the front of a full evening that this band was already going to be playing. So they'll get plenty of time to shine doing their own thing, and we'll only to work together for a short set. There have been some excellent and very helpful tune suggestions. Thank you all! I've sent the band a list of tunes and links, and will try to connect by phone later today. They claim to have some "folk and country" in their repertoire, and perhaps some of these tunes will be familiar to them. The band's instrumentation is promising -- accordion, banjo, bass, drums, fiddle, washboard, harmonica and guitar. Once again, I want to say how much I appreciate these email discussion lists. It's wonderful to be able to connect with the larger community of callers, musicians and organizers. I'll keep you all posted as things progress. Thank you! Kalia Kliban

8 years, 7 months

[Callers] Need musical advice

by Kalia Kliban via Callers

Hi all I'm posting this to several different callers' lists (ECD, trad-dance-callers and shared weight) in hopes of some speedy advice. I'm heading off shortly (Weds. evening, 6/8) for an event that is not a dance event, but at which I've been asked to lead a short community dance session on "honky tonk night." The band for this is _not_ a traditional dance band. They're more of a garage band with bar-band aspirations. I wrote to them several weeks ago to check in about music, and when I didn't hear back, wrote again about a week ago. Then again, and finally heard back right as I was getting ready to leave for the airport for a weekend gig, from which I've just returned. Their contact person tells me that sheet music would be useful, which puts me in the position of trying to figure out a very small assortment of tunes to send them. We're doing about 1/2 hour of dancing, so at the most it'll be 3 dances. With 2 jigs and 2 reels I can make this work. The question is "which ones?" And that's where you all come in. I'm looking for recommendations for a small assortment of simple, enjoyable tunes for community dancing. As a non-musican, I have no idea which tunes are easy to pick up quickly and which aren't, so I'm hoping some of you can help me out. Kalia Kliban

8 years, 7 months

Re: [Callers] Gents doing "ladies" chain

by Maia McCormick via Callers

While we're at it, I've got one as well: Too Many Joshes <http://contra.maiamccormick.com/dances.html#toomanyjoshes> (improper) *Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center* *A1:* gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4 neighbor swing *A2:* ladies allemande R 1 1/2 partner swing *B1:* gents chain by L (to N) circle L 3/4 *B2:* gents chain by R (to N) gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent) *Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.* *Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center* *A1*: gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4 neighbor swing *A2*: ladies allemande R 1 1/2 partner swing *B1*: gents chain by L (to N) circle L 3/4 *B2*: gents chain by R (to N) gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent) *Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.* *Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center* *A1*: gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4 neighbor swing *A2*: ladies allemande R 1 1/2 partner swing *B1*: gents chain by L (to N) circle L 3/4 *B2*: gents chain by R (to N) gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent) *Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.**Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center* *A1*: gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4 neighbor swing *A2*: ladies allemande R 1 1/2 partner swing *B1*: gents chain by L (to N) circle L 3/4 *B2*: gents chain by R (to N) gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent) *Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.* *Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center* *A1*: gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4 neighbor swing *A2*: ladies allemande R 1 1/2 partner swing *B1*: gents chain by L (to N) circle L 3/4 *B2*: gents chain by R (to N) gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent) *Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.* On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:57 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I was overdue actually publishing my Gents right-hand chain dances. I > wrote a bunch, settled on 5 that I liked, have called 2 of them so far: > > http://contradances.tumblr.com/post/145541215310/gents-right-hand-chains > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >

8 years, 7 months

Re: [Callers] Gents doing "ladies" chain

by Rona via Callers

This discussion got me thinking about dances which have both a Gents RH chain and Ladies LH chain. I wasn't sure if any existed, so I wrote a few. I have no idea when I would ever call them, but it was a fun exercise :) On a somewhat related note, I appear to have a thing for writing Becket dances, but I'm proud to say that none of these start with "Circle Left 3 places". In fact, they don't have any circles in them, so they can also help with the "dances without a circle left" campaign. That's Not How We Do ItContra, BECKET, by Rona Wiener, Jan 2016 A1 (4) Balance the Ring (4) Gents Roll away P along set (8) Gents RIGHT HAND chain [To N] A2 (8) Gents [Gypsy] x1 (8) Neighbor Swing B1 (4) Balance the Ring (4) Ladies Roll away N along set (8) Ladies LEFT HAND chain [to P] B2 (8) On Right Diagonal Half a hey [Ladies lead by L] (8) Partner Swing Slightly Less Wrong Contra, BECKET, by Rona Wiener, Jan 2016 A1 (4) Balance the Ring (4) Spin R (as in Petronella), face NN (4) Balance the Ring (4) Spin R A2 (8) Star L x 1 [hands across, gents drop out] (8) Ladies LEFT HAND chain [to N] B1 (8) Star R x 1 [hands across, ladies drop out] (8) Gents RIGHT HAND chain [To P] B2 (4) Pass Through (12) Partner Swing Double NegativeContra, BECKET, by Rona Wiener, Jan 2016 [Starts on side with P, Gents on R] A1 (8) Star R x 1 [hands across, ladies drop out] (8) Gents RIGHT HAND chain [To N] A2 (8) Star L x 1 [hands across, gents drop out] (8) Ladies LEFT HAND chain [to P] B1 (8) Half a hey [Ladies lead by L] (8) Partner Swing B2 (8) Right and Left Through (8) Pass Through, Single File Promenade along the set to NN On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 10:17 PM, Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: I think I just danced one in CDH which both chains. But I can't remember who was chaining when because I was swapping anyway. But if anyone else was there and remembers... On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 7:11 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Anyone know any contras with gents chaining from right-hand position? I have four I wrote on the plane, and I don't think I've ever danced one. And considering the ro swapping I encounter at many of my gigs, maybe it's time I start calling them sometime.I know there's one by Gene Hubert where ladies chain, are rolled away with 1/2 sashay, and gents are right-hand chained from the right. Notes for that appreciated. I'd like dances where gents are doing a regular right hand chain.I'm not talking about "Gents chain", which is from the Left-hand side. For that matter, I want to make it clear that "gents chain" is named poorly. I called "gents, left-hand chain" the other night in Greenfield and it required less explanation than when I've called/taught it as "gents chain". But I digress.Thanks! Ron Blechner _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

8 years, 7 months

Re: [Callers] Microphones and/or technique for a deep voice.

by James Saxe via Callers

Darwin, Here are a few thoughts: Besides working on mic technique, pay attention to enunciation. Somecallerstendtoruntheirwordstogetheranditmakesthemimeanthecallerswellactuallyboththewordsandthcallerswhosaythosewordshardtounderstand. I'm not saying that you should hyper-enunciate to the point of sounding stilted, but if you want to be understood in spite of room reverberation and competing sounds (crowd noise, music, electric fans) a little hyper-enunciation can help. One way to check yourself on enunciation (and more) is to make a recording from the back of the hall and force yourself to listen to it. If you're a guest caller at someone else's dance, politely let the sound tech know that your voice may be different from the main caller's, and ask for whatever help (s)he can give to make sure you're intelligible. Try to arrive early at the gig so that you and the sound tech can have a few minutes to experiment with what equalization and what mic position work best for you (e.g., what's not too close, but not too far), at a time when dancers aren't waiting for a walk-thru to start. If you don't 100% trust the sound tech to give ample priority to caller intelligibility--and maybe even if you do--enlist a trusted friend who can offer feedback during your sound check and who can call problems to your attention while there's time to do something about them, instead of after the dance is over. I agree with those who have recommended speaking along the axis of the mic. While there are people who have learned to get good results with the ice-cream-cone style of mic hold, it's easier for most of us if we point our mouth at the mic and point the mic at our mouth. Keep the mic fairly close, but not to the point of "eating" it. As for overpowering the mic, I doubt that you would actually be speaking loudly enough to force the mic element to the extremes of its travel. It is possible that the first stage of amplification (usually controlled, on analog mixers, by a knob at the top of your mic channel labeled "sensitivity", "gain", or "trim") could be set too high, resulting in clipping, which could make you sound loud, horrible, and unintelligible all at once. A competent sound tech will know how to set the gain structure to avoid this. If the sound tech is a turf-conscious clown, then you have a problem, but you won't solve it by trying to offer advice based on stuff you read on an internet mailing list while you yourself are inexpert. You wrote: > ... the sound guy was sitting there and I'm sure would have done something ... If the sound board is near the stage, the sound tech can easily be unaware of a problem until (s)he stands up and walks to the middle or the back of the hall. Assuming the sound tech isn't a turf-conscious clown, a request to "please check that I'm intelligible in the back of the hall" can be part of the same kind of polite conversation as "my voice may be different from the main caller ...". Good luck. --Jim > On May 18, 2016, at 7:09 PM, Darwin Gregory via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > I am a new caller, and I have called two dances. The first, I completely blew the microphone part. Since then, I practiced holding the mic close to my mouth like was suggested to me. > > The second dnce, I was told that my voice was too deep for the microphone, and I was overpowering it. It was suggested that I hold the microphone further away and project, which I tried, but again, not something I practiced. > > Someone afterwards suggested that it could have been dealt with by the sound board. Although, the sound guy was sitting there and I'm sure would have done something if it would have helped. > > So, any advice? Is there a particular mic or mic type that is good for deep voices? Any techniques to practice? Sound guy/gal need to be on the ball? > > Any advice welcome. > > ... Darwin > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

8 years, 7 months

Re: [Callers] videos of rolling starts / musical walk thrus

by Paul Wilde via Callers

Don, I confess. It was me. Probably let it run too long, but the band was so hot. Come and join us w/ great locals Amy Larkin & Ben Foss, if you're in the area Jun 15, 7 PM. Sorry, couldn't help it, but it is a nice floor and has AC. On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 12:22 AM, Don Veino via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Caller is Paul Wilde, I believe. > > -Don > > On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 12:12 AM, Chet Gray via Callers < > callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Gallimaufry at Sandywoods (I don't know the caller): >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqhxqdRsuSs . The drone of a (giant) >> hurdy-gurdy lends itself well to a rolling start. >> >

8 years, 7 months

Re: [Callers] videos of rolling starts / musical walk thrus

by Don Veino via Callers

Caller is Paul Wilde, I believe. -Don On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 12:12 AM, Chet Gray via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Gallimaufry at Sandywoods (I don't know the caller): > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqhxqdRsuSs . The drone of a (giant) > hurdy-gurdy lends itself well to a rolling start. > >

8 years, 7 months

Re: [Callers] videos of rolling starts / musical walk thrus

by Chet Gray via Callers

Gallimaufry at Sandywoods (I don't know the caller): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqhxqdRsuSs . The drone of a (giant) hurdy-gurdy lends itself well to a rolling start. I recall seeing one of Nils Fredland and Elixir, but I haven't been able to find it again. Any others out there? This is something I have been keeping an eye out for, as well. On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 8:27 AM, Tepfer, Seth via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Are there any videos out there of band/callers doing rolling starts or > musical walk thrus? > > > Seth Tepfer > Director of Administrative Computing > Oxford College > 770-784-8487 > seth.tepfer(a)emory.edu > > Use AskIT for fastest response: Oxford.emory.edu/AskIT > <https://app.oxford.emory.edu/WebApps/OCIT/forms/AskIT/index.cfm> > > > <https://app.oxford.emory.edu/WebApps/Directories/index.cfm?fuseaction=v.sea…> > >> >> > ------------------------------ > > This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of > the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. If the reader of this message is not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution > or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly > prohibited. > > If you have received this message in error, please contact > the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the > original message (including attachments). > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >

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