I knew that there was no possible way I would get anything done staying in this hothouse tonight. So being resourceful, I took myself off to the library, and when I found they were closed due to lack of power, thence to nearby Borders for a few hours of coffee and concentration.
I sorely needed to get to work on planning my summer dance camp classes, which are coming up sooner than is quite comfortable, especially when you need to get in Scottish tune lists ahead of time. And once again, home is too distracting to really work on them. But sitting in a climate controlled space, even with the lures of books all around, gives me a set period of time to get work done. So I did.
As with all projects for me, getting started is the hardest part. Even for things like setting up that craft room, I needed that push of Jennifer coming over to help me set up that table. Now suddenly I find myself in there, just stowing things on the shelves. Yesterday, without meaning to, I arranged all of the stamp boxes on the counter. It's a beautiful thing.
It's the same thing with dance programs - I just need that push. So I sat in the cool with binders of dance instructions and spreadsheets and Pillings and got started. And now I am truly aware of the ton of work I have ahead of me. But at least I know where to go from here...
Showing posts with label Dance programs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dance programs. Show all posts
6/09/2008
1/16/2008
Oh yeah, writing dance programs, right...
Last Fall I went through this run where I was writing about 75,000 dance programs at the same time (well, 7-8), followed closely by having to call them. I've had this break, but I've got to get back into the swing of it.
Next up, program-wise. GCD on 2/13 (Valentine's Day dance!!!) and a Jane Austen Ball program for the Country Dancers of Rochester. (Hmmm... I had planned to have a new dress made for the latter. Maybe I will hold off at present....)
The real excitement for me is the two summer camp weeks I'm on staff for this year: BACDS English Week and Mendocino and CDSS English-American Week at Pinewoods. It's amazing to be doing either one of these, much less both, and daunting at the same time. I still look at these opportunities and say that I have to make good or die, seeing each gig as a career opportunity.
While it's not quite as dire as that sounds, there is some truth to it. There are a ton of English callers in this country, and I don't really have the advantage of youth anymore. And in a sense all of us callers are all vying for the small number of gigs out there. So I guess I'd better do a good job then. Which means I have a ton of prep and a ton of thinking to do in the coming months. Boy am I lucky to have those Swarthmore students to try out dances on.
More in the coming weeks about the Swarthmore English Scottish Ball (2/9!) and camp preparations.
From my notebook - Draft program for 2/13 - It's too hard, but when isn't it?
Wooden Shoes
Old Noll's Jig
Dunsmuir Waltz
Band of Friends
A Southerly Breeze
Beechen Grove's New Hall
All Saint's DAy
Bartlett House
Mr. Ganiford's Maggot
The Merry Andrew
Turn of the Tide
Good Man of Cambridge
Next up, program-wise. GCD on 2/13 (Valentine's Day dance!!!) and a Jane Austen Ball program for the Country Dancers of Rochester. (Hmmm... I had planned to have a new dress made for the latter. Maybe I will hold off at present....)
The real excitement for me is the two summer camp weeks I'm on staff for this year: BACDS English Week and Mendocino and CDSS English-American Week at Pinewoods. It's amazing to be doing either one of these, much less both, and daunting at the same time. I still look at these opportunities and say that I have to make good or die, seeing each gig as a career opportunity.
While it's not quite as dire as that sounds, there is some truth to it. There are a ton of English callers in this country, and I don't really have the advantage of youth anymore. And in a sense all of us callers are all vying for the small number of gigs out there. So I guess I'd better do a good job then. Which means I have a ton of prep and a ton of thinking to do in the coming months. Boy am I lucky to have those Swarthmore students to try out dances on.
More in the coming weeks about the Swarthmore English Scottish Ball (2/9!) and camp preparations.
From my notebook - Draft program for 2/13 - It's too hard, but when isn't it?
Wooden Shoes
Old Noll's Jig
Dunsmuir Waltz
Band of Friends
A Southerly Breeze
Beechen Grove's New Hall
All Saint's DAy
Bartlett House
Mr. Ganiford's Maggot
The Merry Andrew
Turn of the Tide
Good Man of Cambridge
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