The Callers Collective is currently active! If you have any interest in learning to Call please contact Ben.
Our vision is to build a stronger sense of caller community in New Mexico. The NMCC focuses on a range of caller skills each month, as well as how to collectively improve our community skills at attracting and retaining new dancers while continuing to encourage excitement in our experienced dancers. We see community as key, a community of callers (and musicians and organizers) in support of the community of dancers. We are focusing on using non-gendered methods of calling.
The collective has ad-hoc zoom meetings that are scheduled as we go. We are trying to do practice dances every few months to put our discussions to the test. If you are interested in participating in the meetings as either a caller or a dancer please join us! We love our dance angels! Please contact Ben to be added to the email list.
History
The NM Callers Collective was organized by Erik Erhardt to help develop new callers and to enhance the skills of those already established in the area. We are supported each month by generous dance angels who provide helpful feedback and are patient with us as we struggle and learn together.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the Callers Collective please contact Ben.
A few resources
- Erik Erhardt’s NMCC Callers Handbook.
- Seth Tepfer’s Dance Rhapsody.
- William Watson’s internet resources.
- David Kaynor’s writings.
- Cary Ravitz calling notes.
- St. Louis’s Childgrove mentorship Hatchlings.
- Ralph Page Legacy Weekend, syllabi.