There's been lot's of great suggestions so far, so I'm sure you'll
have a full program. Here's my two cents as a caller with only a
couple years of experience. I feel I can put together a solid evening,
but want a better connection between music and dance. Going past "any
jig or reel" to this dance wants this type of tune, or if the band
wants to close with a specific tune matching it to a dance, etc.
Deconstructing the bits to see how they mesh, and talking to musicians
about it. Getting a better handle on that is my next step as a growing
caller.

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Tina Fields <tfields8 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> As one of those callers with 3-4 years' experience, I agree with others who've called for unusual formations like triplets and chestnuts. They're pretty hard to figure out on your own, and local dances will only want them if a caller already has them down cold.
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> I also would benefit from training in how to deconstruct, and thereby effectively teach, more difficult dances for an experienced crowd. Specifically - and for any dance for that matter - when learning a dance from a card, how to note points of potential difficulty and how to figure out the exact clear, concise thing to say then so the dancers don't get confused.
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> David, your class sounds like a wonderful opportunity and I'm suddenly a bit sorry I don't live in the east. Break a leg!
>
> Tina
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