Caller (dancing)

The caller is the " Announcer " square dance. The dance steps and figures are not individually decided by the dancers, but by the caller, who announces the dancers ( English: to call). These announcements are made of either chant ( when more choreographic oriented Patter Call, also called Hoedown ) or sung ( in a so-called " Singing Call ", used in the well-known songs whose lyrics partially replaced by calls, so the announcement of a figure, be ).

The caller is responsible for an orderly dance sequence, he gives the choreography before. He repaired if a square has collapsed (ie, when the dancers are no longer able to weiterzutanzen ) and ensures that the dancers come to stand at the end of the dance back into their starting lineup and on their starting position.

Technical equipment and music

As a technical support to the caller uses a stereo with a microphone. Traditionally, special turntable manufacturers in use, which have the advantage of speed control. Lately come mainly CD-/MD-Spieler or laptops for use.

The music used by the caller is available partly in the form of classic records in single format, but also as MP3 songs and includes a wide range of musical forms, no longer just the country music originally used: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Musical, etc. have found their way into the repertoire of Caller decades ago.

Other names

The Round Dance Cuer this person is called.

When the announcer Traditional is a prompter.

In the Salsa Rueda one speaks of the singer ( cantante ).

If by " the Caller " is mentioned, is the feminine form implicitly understand.