Being in charge of a monthly "open band open mic dance," I rarely prepare -- but I usually have at least a couple of dances in mind, just in case. I never know if another caller will show up or if a room full of newcomers will show up. It's a small venue and the regular dancers are forgiving. For a regular dance, I do like to have a program and start with at least a sketch of a plan a week in advance. If it's a band I haven't worked with, ,I try to have a plan to them at least a week ahead of the dance. For our regular musicians, all they want to know is where the Balances are, are there any Do-Si-Dos (usually a jig), Down the Hall & Back or Hey, and whether I'm using a Chestnut with its own tune. On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 12:58 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: -- *Looking forward,Linda S. Mrosko* *102 Mitchell Drive* *Temple, Texas 76501* *(903) 292-3713 (Cell)* *(903) 603-9955 (Skype)* *contradancetx.com <http://www.contradancetx.com>* *www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy* <http://www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy*> (Dance buttons, t-shirts, & more)*