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A new organisation, the English Dance Callers Association, has been formed to run courses for Club Callers in England.
If you're a Club Caller who would like to improve your calling and thereby improve the standard of dancing at your club, this is
for you!
The organisation was formed by Judith De Witt, who is not a caller but is the Chairman of the Friends of Cecil Sharp House and the
Chairman of Eastbourne International Folk Dance Festival.
The tutors other than myself are:
Robert Moir, a well-known caller particularly of Playford-style dances.
Hazel Moir, also a caller and a dance composer - her best-known dance is White Wheat.
Victoria Yeomans, a well-known caller and musician.
Dave Yeomans, who with Victoria forms the band "Deo Volente" which can be seen performing at festivals and dances up and down the
country.
Bernie Culkin, an up-and-coming young caller who co-founded the Malvern Playford Ball and has now moved up to Cheshire.
Bernie, Hazel and Robert are members of the Pat Shaw Legacy Group which organised many events in the Pat Shaw centenary year.
The first running of the course will be in the Nottingham area, starting on Sunday 5th January 2019.
To find out more and download an application form, please visit our website at http://edca.info
Colin Hume
Email colin(a)colinhume.com Web site http://colinhume.com
Hello Folks,
I am a caller in Minnesota, and I also happen to be a Spanish teacher. I am embarrassed to say that I don't teach dance to my students. Does anyone have any great resources that they would recommend that would help me delve into the world of Latin American dance? I am aware that traditional dance varies quite a bit regionally, but I'm willing to start anywhere that's accessible and fun to do in a mixed group!
NEFFA 75th Contra Contest
To help NEFFA celebrate our Diamond Jubilee, we hereby open up the NEFFA 75th Anniversary Contra Choreography Contest. The winning dance, as judged by Bob Isaacs and Lisa Greenleaf, will be called by Mr. Isaacs at the Festival's celebration dance on Saturday, April 13. Besides fame and glory, the winner will also be awarded a Neffa T shirt.
We are looking for a contra dance with good story line and flow, and would prefer to have a mostly equal-action dance with good movement for everyone, although we will entertain submissions that favor the ones, or that alternate between the ones and twos.
Contra Choreography Parameters:
-The title must reflect Neffa somehow, and perhaps the 75th
-32 bars long
-Contra formation
-Intermediate skill level: commonly-used figures, moderate piece count, and nothing too complicated out of the minor set
-Good flow
-Limit three submissions per person
-Deadline is Feb 15, 2019
-Do not need to be at the Festival to win
Send your clearly worded and annotated-as-necessary submissions to Lisa Greenleaf at neffacontra(a)yahoo.com mailto:neffacontra@yahoo.com (or you can reply to this email; just don’t hit reply all).
Don’t delay—get crackin’!
Lisa Greenleaf
NEFFA 75th Contra Contest
To help NEFFA celebrate our Diamond Jubilee, we hereby open up the NEFFA 75th Anniversary Contra Choreography Contest. The winning dance, as judged by Bob Isaacs and Lisa Greenleaf, will be called by Mr. Isaacs at the Festival's celebration dance on Saturday, April 13. Besides fame and glory, the winner will also be awarded a Neffa T shirt.
We are looking for a contra dance with good story line and flow, and would prefer to have a mostly equal-action dance with good movement for everyone, although we will entertain submissions that favor the ones, or that alternate between the ones and twos.
Contra Choreography Parameters:
-The title must reflect Neffa somehow, and perhaps the 75th
-32 bars long
-Contra formation
-Intermediate skill level: commonly-used figures, moderate piece count, and nothing too complicated out of the minor set
-Good flow
-Limit three submissions per person
-Deadline is Feb 15, 2019
-Do not need to be at the Festival to win
Send your clearly worded and annotated-as-necessary submissions to Lisa Greenleaf at neffacontra(a)yahoo.com mailto:neffacontra@yahoo.com
Don’t delay—get crackin’!
