Re: Dance Book  for callers at parties, weddings, family events ("one night sta nds")

If Yahoo Groups does this correctly, the original thread from 2007 will be visible. (Go to the Groups page, click on "View Message History") Since this topic started again, I looked into the "Dancing for Busy People" book, which has been referenced several times over the years. (Busy? The authors explain, "The dances are designed to meet the needs of people who wish to have fun dancing without spending an extended period of time in ‘lessons’.") Where I'm going with this: since this book exists, maybe Calvin Campbell (who is on this list) would be interested in letting it serve as the foundation for Paul's purported CDSS book. More gems: The Heart of Community Dancing http://d4bp.com/wp/articles/the-heart-of-dancing http://d4bp.com/wp/articles/the-heart-of-dancing The Heart of Community Dancing http://d4bp.com/wp/articles/the-heart-of-dancing Reprinted from “Dancing for Busy People” by Calvin Campbell, Ken Kernen & Bob Howell 
The Heart of Community Dancing The success of any dance program de... View on d4bp.com http://d4bp.com/wp/articles/the-heart-of-dancing Preview by Yahoo Here's another book, downloadable. "The 18 dances featured in this short book use only four basics. Circle Right/Left, Forward & Back, Arm Turns, Star Right/Left. These four basics are used in big circles, line dances, contra dance, square dances, trios, and mixers. This enables the teacher to teach only four dance movement and then to use these same movements in various ways to provide a great deal of variety in dances." Smashwords – Teaching New Dancers -- Keep it Simple Keep it Fun – a book by Calvin Campbell https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/291116 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/291116 Smashwords – Teaching New Dancers -- Keep it Simple ... https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/291116 I have taught dancing for 57 years. I am a member of CALLERLAB -- The International Association of Square Dance Callers. I've been on their Board of Dire... View on www.smashwords.com https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/291116 Preview by Yahoo Adding a handful of figures (peel the banana, swing, somebody-do-something-with-a-designated-person) would probably give you a hundred unique dances. HTH --Karen D.