Hi Cynthia, >> During one of the dances, one young man got a cell phone call. He stepped out of line to take the call! His partner carried on for a moment or two, but then the line started to break down.
Funny, I had the same experience some time ago.... except, on top of what you described, in my situation, the cell phone talker was a young lad who came in during the second half, was new, missed the beginner session and first half of easier dances. The young group that came in late also looked like they had been partying (alcohol, but I can't be sure).... I couldn't get down to the floor quick enough (wasn't using my wireless mic due to one dancer's sensitivity to wireless equipment), so I turned to the sound guy and asked him to go down on the floor and ask the young lad to either step outside to talk on his phone, or get off the cell phone and dance. The line had started breaking down a bit, but luckily the cell phone talker was towards the top of the set. In the end, he got off the phone and continued dancing. One never knows what will pop up in the course of the evening, which I think is what keeps calling fun, challenging and full of spontaneity. Karen Fontana Cynthia Phinney <[email protected]> wrote: Ah, the impacts of technology. I was recently calling for a contradance at the Maine Social Forum. It was a crowd of primarily beginners, with only a smattering of experienced folks. During one of the dances, one young man got a cell phone call. He stepped out of line to take the call! His partner carried on for a moment or two, but then the line started to break down. I had to jump into the line and grab his partner - calling while we danced - to keep it going. It worked. Fortunately I'd had a little practice on this at another dance earlier this summer when an elderly gentleman simply decided to step out and sit down during a - thankfully - very simple dance - and I had done the same thing rather than stop or let the line crumble. Just wanted to "share" :-) -cynthia _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list [email protected] http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers <>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<> Karen Fontana www.karenscontracorner.com [email protected] (H) 650-691-9663 <>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>
