[Callers] Amy Cann

[Alan Winston via Callers]

Claire:


(1) Buy this book: 
https://smile.amazon.com/Step-Lively-Book-Marian-Rose/dp/0968756905?sa-no-redirect=1

(2) Consider buying this book:

https://smile.amazon.com/Alabama-Gal-No-Fail-Singing-Children/dp/1579998429/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473626812&sr=1-1&keywords=new+england+dancing+masters

(3) Check out this web page and consider the items marked as difficulty "1".
http://barndances.org.uk/

(4) View archives of the callers list at
http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.net/

-- Alan

On 9/11/16 1:43 PM, Claire Takemori via Callers wrote:
> Hi Amy and all,
>
> I’m a new family dance (and contra) caller.  I’d love to see your new 
> inspired program, as I don’t have an archive of Shared Weight emails YET.
>
> I’d love to hear about other folks favorite family/community dances? 
>  (I know the Spiral, basic CL, CR, in/out,  Sasha, longways from a few 
> books)
>
> I get to call for our son’s nature class, which has preschool up to 
> adults.  And it’s outside, WITHOUT amplification….
> I also get to call at our local contra during the break, as we are a 
> Sunday afternoon dance and families show up with kids!
>
> Thanks for sharing!
>
> Claire Takemori (Campbell CA)
>
>
>
> On Sep 11, 2016, at 1:02 PM, via Callers 
> <callers at lists.sharedweight.net 
> <mailto:callers at lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote:
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 17:14:48 -0400
> From: Amy Cann via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net 
> <mailto:callers at lists.sharedweight.net>>
> To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers at sharedweight.net 
> <mailto:callers at sharedweight.net>>
> Subject: [Callers] Just had to share this:
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> It's 5:00. At 7:30 tonight I'll be calling a dance for about 150 Putney
> School teens freshly-returned from their Long Fall wilderness trips.
> They'll be smelly and exuberant.
>
> An hour ago at 4:00 I was planning my program and had a sudden wave of
> "Gosh, I'm sick of my own material."
>
> You know how it's easy to stick to the tried-and-true favorites you *know*
> will work?
>
> But once in a while your repertoire starts to feel like the pillowcase 
> when
> you've been stuck sick in bed for too long? You turn it over and over but
> you can't find a fresh cool spot anymore?
>
> So I went to my gmail <sharedweight> archive, typed in "circle mixer",
> browsed a bunch of old threads, and am now going out the door freshly
> invigorated.
>
> What a vital, valuable,  inspiring community this is.
>
> Thanks, all of you.
>
> Amy
>
>
>
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