David,
Let's do one of these for VT/NH!  Aren't you just the guy to organize  
it!! ;-)  OK, I would help -- how about you put me in charge of  
organizing supplies for the schmoozing part!
Delia

On Dec 15, 2009, at 9:25 PM, Katy Heine wrote:

> Hi, David--
>
> Ever since the "Ted's Triplets" marathon eight years ago, we in  
> Central New
> York have had an annual callers' gathering on different themes.  
> These have
> been more an opportunity to share repertoire than for older, more
> experienced callers to mentor younger, less experienced callers--so  
> really
> not a parallel to what you're talking about, but maybe of interest  
> anyway.
>
> The topics over the years have included dances in unusual formations;
> "living room dances" (i.e., dances for small numbers of people);  
> the Gene
> Hubert legacy; English for contra dance callers; and calling for  
> community
> dances, weddings, and one-night-stands. The next one (March 6) will be
> "Zesty Contras," which will be dances from Larry Jennings' first  
> book. (Many
> of us have the book on our shelves but have not actually mined it  
> for the
> gems that assuredly lie within.)
>
> These annual workshops are a great opportunity for the community of  
> regional
> callers to come together to schmooze, share, and enjoy each other's  
> company.
> I strongly encourage callers everywhere to give it a try!
>
> --Katy Heine
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: callers-bounces at sharedweight.net
> [mailto:callers-bounces at sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of David Millstone
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:48 PM
> To: Callers at sharedweight.net
> Subject: [Callers] Callers' workshop
>
> Dear fellow dance callers,
>
> I have an opportunity coming up next spring to lead a day-long  
> workshop for
> dance callers. It'll be a small group, perhaps 10-12 people, with a  
> range of
> experience. Some will have had only 2-4 years of active calling  
> while others
> may
> have had 20 years or more. These will be folks who are comfortable  
> with
> contras
> and with traditional squares. They will know each other already.  
> They're
> open to
> a wide variety of topics and teaching methods.
>
> I've been invited to address just about any topics that are near  
> and dear to
> me,
> so I'm relishing this prospect.
>
> At the same time, I'd like not to spend an entire day on a soapbox.  
> With
> that in
> mind, I'm soliciting opinions from this group-- rather than, say, the
> trad.dance.callers listserv-- because this Shared Weight group  
> includes some
> callers on the less experienced end of the spectrum.
>
> So, what are topics that _you_ would like to see in a workshop?  
> Assuming
> that
> one already has the nuts and bolts of programming an evening,  
> teaching a
> dance,
> and delivering the calls in good fashion, what skills would be  
> useful to
> address?
>
> Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
>
> David Millstone
> Lebanon, NH
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