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Comment on A STEP IN TIME by Norman Hangman

Norman Hangman — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:55:21 +0000

Lessons should be a Dance where you learn something new every time you come! If you take lessons you should have a goal as to where you want to end when lessons are over! (You want to dance with your friends at their club!) If I person is recruited to dance with their friends they shouldn’t be afraid to take lesson. But, the person who recruits them should be right there at there side every step of the way!
I just read a post on making sure that new dancers aren’t taught in Square Dance Jargon! It’s something we need to watch as there is nothing worse than having someone tell you what to do with your computer using Computer Jargon!
Square Dancing is sold by people watching you have fun, or hearing you talk about it, and feeling they are being left out of the fun. Right now I hear more people selling Advanced, and Challenge, and even ABC! Why would any caller who calls for a club want to sell ABC. Supposibly a stand alone program that can’t be raided! (My aunts fanny!) If you can sell someone on dancing once a year and they love doing it, I can sell them on doing it a lot more often! If it takes lessons, lessons, lessons to learn Advanced and people love it so much. Why would anyone be afraid to take a class to dance with their friends?
Lessons should be as fun as any Square Dance you ever go to if the Caller is worth their salt! And, if they are worth there salt there should not need to be any level tagged on what they are calling!

Comment on Recruit and retain by Recruit and retain | squaredanceinfo.com Headhunter

Recruit and retain | squaredanceinfo.com Headhunter — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:40:30 +0000

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Comment on Square Dancing and the Flu by Lennart O

Lennart O — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:40:06 +0000

That’s just hilarious! Too bad it seems my girlfriend got the flu before she could get the shot though..

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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:25:31 +0000

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Comment on Hitting the wall by Brian

Brian — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:09:05 +0000

Lennart: yes I have.
Brian

Comment on Hitting the wall by Lennart O

Lennart O — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:27:53 +0000

Agreed, next time you can do that. I should do the same with Recycle next Monday.. Btw, do you use these documents? http://callerlab.org/DancePrograms/AllProgramDocuments/tabid/610/Default.aspx They can really help.

Comment on Hitting the wall by Brian

Brian — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:11:07 +0000

Thanks for the insight. In talking to some more experienced callers, I found out I should have taught them square through first instead of right and left through. On Tuesday at lessons they did pretty good. I did a lot of square through 3’s and 4’s
Brian

Comment on Hitting the wall by Lennart O

Lennart O — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:50:38 +0000

I had problems with Square thru as well. After a few unsuccessful attempts at explaining how the call moves around a center my girlfriend walked into the square and had the dancers move around her. We never had a problem with Square thru since then. I focus too much on getting it right myself that I also sometimes forget the little details that are causing the problems.

Comment on My first Gig as a square dance caller by Norman

Norman — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:06:38 +0000

Congratulations! Now get another 30 Singing Calls under your Belt! Pick the Songs you love to sing or dance to! Patter Calling comes with teaching lots of New People how to dance, not chasing experienced dancers around the floor! Think of it as getting your dancers to the move you want to teach, and manuevering the dancers around so everyone gets to see it from every angle. In my opinion the Patter should be to warm them up so they can really enjoy the Singing Call! But, maybe that’s just me. I think Callers are putting the cart before the Horse! Trying to make the Patter the fun part of the tip!

Comment on Will TV Survive Caller Brian? by Saurooon

Saurooon — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:44:40 +0000

Super post, Need to mark it on Digg
Thank you
Saurooon