And a related question: when will callers stop saying "Hands four from the top, number ones cross over"--in acknowledgement that improper formation is the default for modern contras? I'm curious how many callers have already stopped saying that. Or to put the question another way, in how many dance communities do dancers line up inproper and not expect a reminder to "cross over" and be in improper formation?
Richard On Dec 1, 2010, at 7:37 PM, Mark Widmer wrote: > Hey, I was wondering what other callers thought about the following: often, > during the walkthrough of the 1st contra dance of the evening, the caller > explains that dancers should trade places with their partner whenever they > reach the end of the set > > However, I never do this, and have never had a problem as a result -- the > experienced dancers in the set, apparently, are able to get the new dancers > to do this, and nobody has ever complained to me that I didn't instruct > dancers to switch > > I have wondered what others thought about this -- my own thinking is why take > time to explain something when it isn't necessary? > > Regards, > > Mark Widmer / central NJ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
