strathspey Archive: Taking the floor

My preference, when emceeing, is:

1. Dancers form sets
2. Emcee briefs dance
3. Band plays 8 bars
4. Emcee recaps dance
5. Everyone dances

I have the band play 8 bars after the sets are formed because I want the
dancers to get in the right mood for the dance, and because I want the dancers
to focus on the music and appreciate the band.

DOUG SCHNEIDER
Highland Mist Scottish Country Dancers
St. Louis, Missouri/Illinois

Doug

could you explain the difference between "Emcee briefs dance" and "Emcee
recaps dance"? I am puzzled and curious. Thanks.

Susi

Susi Mayr
Vienna, Austria
susi@redrose.co.at

>-- Original Message --
>From: ParadiseMO@aol.com
>Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 06:15:52 EST
>To: strathspey@strathspey.org
>Subject: Taking the floor
>Reply-To: SCD news and discussion <strathspey@strathspey.org>
>
>
>My preference, when emceeing, is:
>
> 1. Dancers form sets
> 2. Emcee briefs dance
> 3. Band plays 8 bars
> 4. Emcee recaps dance
> 5. Everyone dances
>
>I have the band play 8 bars after the sets are formed because I want the
>
>dancers to get in the right mood for the dance, and because I want the dancers
>
>to focus on the music and appreciate the band.
>
>DOUG SCHNEIDER
>Highland Mist Scottish Country Dancers
>St. Louis, Missouri/Illinois

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Robb Quint
Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

In a message dated 03/05/2006 3:16:20 AM Pacific Standard Time,
ParadiseMO@aol.com writes:

> My preference, when emceeing, is:
>
> 1. Dancers form sets
> 2. Emcee briefs dance
> 3. Band plays 8 bars
> 4. Emcee recaps dance
> 5. Everyone dances
>
> I have the band play 8 bars after the sets are formed because I want the
> dancers to get in the right mood for the dance, and because I want the
> dancers
> to focus on the music and appreciate the band.
>
> DOUG SCHNEIDER
> Highland Mist Scottish Country Dancers
> St. Louis, Missouri/Illinois
>

> My preference, when emceeing, is:
>
> 1. Dancers form sets
> 2. Emcee briefs dance
> 3. Band plays 8 bars
> 4. Emcee recaps dance
> 5. Everyone dances
>

My preference.....

- Floor is cleared (good luck on this one)
- Emcee asks band for 8 bars of the next dance (I have found delaying the 8
bars
sometimes makes the point to clear the floor :-))
- Emcee anounces dance name, number of couples in set etc... sets are
organized
- Emcee recaps/briefs (same thing to me- not clear on the difference meant
above)
- All dance

Elaine,
Md, USA

Hi, Susi
I believe it was originally called a 'brief re-cap'. I suppose we're
just used to taking short cuts ( or talking shorthand) nowadays. :~)

Regards, Ron