JoLaine

Sometimes people become contra dance callers because they like the spotlight.  They like being on a stage with a microphone and everyone l...

This is me all excited because I was selected to be one of the callers at the Catapult! Showcase . Catapult! Showcase is the brainchild ...

There is an ongoing debate among callers about calling "Chestnuts" (old traditional contra dances) and other formations of dances ...

When I was a fairly new contra dancer, I was at a festival of some sort where it was advertised that there would be a contra dance.  I was...

I am grateful to have a good group of "dance angels" in our community in Gainesville FL.  These are folks who are committed to b...

No-Walk-Throughs are so much fun - more dance, less talk.  Especially no-walk-through medleys!  And you don't have to have an advanced...

I put a lot of work and thought into my Introductory Workshop.  I realized that when I called a ONS (one-night-stand, like for a weddin...