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Included are links various handouts I use at calling workshops. Feel free to download, read, comment back.
If you reuse, please give credit. They are living documents, so don’t be surprised if you see changes over the years.
I welcome your suggestions, ideas, and smart remarks.
Basically, they can be summed up in a very brief format.
The secret to being a good caller:
Everything else is fine-tuning.
Contains primarily newer contra callers, with lots of common experiences learning to call.
Contains dance leaders of all stripes, including contra, English, Modern Western Squares, and others. A great list for broadening your perspective.
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by Tony Parkes
These handouts are in PDF format. Email me if you have trouble opening them. Typos, inaccuracies, and outright fabrications are guaranteed. If you find something you think ought to be corrected, please tell me!
The best way:
Go to your local dance, and write down every dance you do. Talk to callers, get the names and authors of dances. Record other callers (with their permission).
Some links, but basically a listing of every dance and title and where to find the dance (book, link, or other). Invaluable!
Really, this one is all you need.
Lots of rich material here to mine.
Pete Walters, Luke caffe
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