Chip Hendrickson - square dance caller's workshop
This is a recording of a workshop led by Chip Hendrickson at the 1988 Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend in Durham, NH. Chip illustrated different calling styles and the effect of different kinds of tunes. The index below was prepared by Tony Parkes. Note that the first 13 minutes of the recording are from a different session that Chip led.
Chip Hendrickson: Convertible Quadrilles (callers’ workshop)
with Rodney Miller, Laurie Andres, RP Hale, and Cal Howard
13:18 Consulting with orchestra
15:15 Queen’s Quadrille (once through with music) Author: Jerry Helt Music: St. Lawrence Jig
17:13 Same figure showing effect of different tune Music: Swallowtail Jig
18:43 Same figure with a reel Music: Over the Waterfall
19:36 Same figure with a driving tune Music: La Bastringue
20:56 Same dance, shifting from spare prompts to patter style Music: Ragtime Annie
23:09 Demonstration of why cadence calling doesn’t work if dancers don’t know what’s coming
25:40 With singing call music, first prompting then singing Music: Just Because
29:00 Recap & explanation of “prompting then patter” method
31:50 Discussion of ad-lib or “sight” calling
34:31 Route line hash, timed properly but not phrased 1–64 Music: Reel des Moissonneurs
40:25 Explanation of how every “new basic” is equivalent to one or more traditional basics
42:32 Fiddle Faddle (dance) Author: Jim York Music: Montreal Reel (cuts off at 47:03)
Subjects: Northern / Prompt & Patter, Northern / Singing, Northern / New England
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Chip Hendrickson: Convertible Quadrilles (callers’ workshop)
with Rodney Miller, Laurie Andres, RP Hale, and Cal Howard
13:18 Consulting with orchestra
15:15 Queen’s Quadrille (once through with music) Author: Jerry Helt Music: St. Lawrence Jig
17:13 Same figure showing effect of different tune Music: Swallowtail Jig
18:43 Same figure with a reel Music: Over the Waterfall
19:36 Same figure with a driving tune Music: La Bastringue
20:56 Same dance, shifting from spare prompts to patter style Music: Ragtime Annie
23:09 Demonstration of why cadence calling doesn’t work if dancers don’t know what’s coming
25:40 With singing call music, first prompting then singing Music: Just Because
29:00 Recap & explanation of “prompting then patter” method
31:50 Discussion of ad-lib or “sight” calling
34:31 Route line hash, timed properly but not phrased 1–64 Music: Reel des Moissonneurs
40:25 Explanation of how every “new basic” is equivalent to one or more traditional basics
42:32 Fiddle Faddle (dance) Author: Jim York Music: Montreal Reel (cuts off at 47:03)