Kip's Books
Kip has authored a number of magazine articles and technical documents about
square dance calling. Recently, he has written a new book that
explains many of these critical behind-the-scenes concepts for experienced
callers: '
Nuts and Bolts.' He has also published a book for beginning callers, titled '
Call Me Crazy.'
Both of these books can be ordered in printed form from Lulu.com. Click in the yellow
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Call Me Crazy
For newer callers and those who think they might like to learn to call.
Complete digest of skills and responsibilities related to calling square
dances, including processes and methods of developing and delivering call
sequences, basic choreographic theory, singing call design and methods,
the business aspects of calling including tax reporting responsibilities,
and a complete set of 12 lesson plans for teaching new dancers the Basic
calls.
Read the
Table of Contents. (450kb PDF — you must have Adobe
Reader or a compatible PDF viewer installed.)
Read the
Index. (58kb PDF)
Nuts and Bolts
The definitive deep-dive into choreographic structure. A must-have for every caller, new or experienced. Kip covers in detail concepts such as Resolution Paths, Ladies Chain Effect, Acey Deucey Effect, and visual techniques of Odd and Even Pairings along with Relationship Calling, Extemporaneous Sight Calling and Resolution."
Read
the Table of Contents. (600kb PDF — you must have
Adobe
Reader or a compatible PDF viewer installed.)
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