Essays
DogmatismWhy do we dance?Why am I a caller?Live MusicSidingPoussetteFolk Camps200 Years of AmericanConnectionsMusic for patter squaresDizzinessWhen you're not the callerGiving and receiving feedbackPills to purge mediocrityOrigins of ECDThe Fallibroome CollectionMaggot PieThe Ashover BookThe Wild Thyme LegacyZesty Playford
Various essays (or articles if you think “essays” is too pretentious) on different aspects of dance, mainly by me.I'm very pleased that Bruce Hamilton has let me publish two of his sets of notes here: “When you're not the caller” and “Giving and receiving feedback”, and Bob Brand has let me publish his series of articles “Pills to purge mediocrity”. Also Mary Railing's fascinating essay on the Origins of English Country Dance.Download this entire set of notes as a zip file.You can then extract the data into a folder of your choice, and point your browser at colin.htm in this folder. You won't get any graphics, and there's no point in trying to use any of the menu items, because these things aren't available on your hard disk.