Re: [Organizers] Contemplating Crooked tunes...

There are a couple dances out there written for crooked tunes that are crooked in a specific way (often 2 extra bars in the B part).  I tried one once and it just did not feel right.  Running a swing longer is also awkward because crooked tunes feel (to the dancers) like the phrase will end at the normal time an then it doesn't - so some will try to move on too early. Explain this to the band - there are so many great old time tunes that are not crooked. Mac McKeever On Thursday, June 27, 2019, 05:46:39 AM CDT, Karlsruhe Contra Dance via Organizers <organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Hi List, first, thanks for all of your good input about my 'swing workshop' brainstorm. Have taken note and will definitely use some of your ideas. My next question is perhaps less of an organizational question and more of a calling question. I hope it is still appropriate here. Do you know of any callers/bands who will play/call to crooked tunes. I have some old-time musicians who like to play for me but don't seem to understand why I insist on them playing straight tunes... (you would be correct in assuming that they are not dancers).  Also, it has started to make me feel like a party pooper because they loooove their crooked tunes and want to play them.  I have stayed firm, but I wonder if there is a way I could humor them.  I mean, if the swing corresponds to the crooked part, the swing just goes a bit longer, but eee. As a dancer, I just can't image it working. Or maybe I have danced to crooked tunes without even knowing it... Does anyone do this?  thanks,Rebecca Sass _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list Organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/organizers-sharedweight.net