DVD #1 (59 minutes)

1. Geometry of the dance.  Getting your bearings in the hall.  Squares vs Contras.  How the music and the dance relate to each other.  Placing the call in the music.  Calling to the beat.  Calling to the phrase.

2. Teaching the dance--Who?  Where? When?

3. Relationship of the words to the figures.  Four potatoes and GO!

4. When the caller can stop calling.

5. Observe newbie callers and hear Erik's comments & critiques.

DVD #2 (55 minutes)

1. How to get started as a caller.

2. Getting recognized by the "Old Guard" and building a reputation.

3. Using caller cue cards.

4. Calling school dances.

5. Building a collection of dances.

6. How much does a caller get paid?  Regular dances?  One-night stands?  Travel expenses?

7. The responsibilities of the caller.

8. Using a microphone.  Hand-held vs headset.  Playing the mic.  Enunciation, EQ, & reverb.

9. Working with a band.  How to start, how to stop, when to stop.

SPECIAL BONUS CD:  Erik's 13-page handout "Contra 101 (or what every dancer & caller should know"

Each workshop was over 1.5 hours, but the DVDs were edited to about 1 hour of video for each workshop, nearly 2 hours altogether.  This might be the only video of its kind in the universe.  You're welcome to check the web and try to find anything else like it anywhere at any price.

Be aware that a small percentage of the video dialogue is inaudible.  The video features REAL people receiving REAL instruction from a REAL person.  It was not taped in a studio with professional actors, dancers or equipment.

All DVDs are brand new.  No refunds.