We never cross over in Nelson -- the next dance might be Money Musk or Chorus Jig or ...
Lisa On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Ric Goldman <[email protected]> wrote: > I always include "Hands 4 from the top, actives cross over if you haven't > already" if that's what I want for configuration (and I > try to use varied configurations where possible). > > FWIW, this is NOT ingrained behavior for first-timers, and surprisingly a > number of experienced dancers don't do it unless prompted. > Unfortunately, for those who DO do this on autopilot, it reinforces the "I > can keep chatting - I don't have to listen to the caller > yet" attitude that can make it a bit longer to start things. > > That said, I try to vary the intro instruction, a la, "take hands in a > group of 4, facing up or down the line - gents, make sure > your partner is on your right." It's just different enough that some > people wake up who might now otherwise. > > With a particular noisy group, I may start with "ok, and now the 2nd figure > is" and wait for someone to ask for me to restart from > the beginning. :-) > > I'd been curious what others' experiences have been. > > Thanx, Ric Goldman > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Fischer > > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 4:56 PM > > To: [email protected]; Caller's discussion list > > Subject: Re: [Callers] Telling couples to switch at the end > > of a contra set > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > -- Become a Monadnock Co-op Member!<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103582272438&s=522&e=001yMXrq9ir0gBX7ESCD5f3qAy3s-hBfhWCr-aXEvNXEappa8BMWBkPMIpbXiUIvJ0GA0-IJ7h7iGpvzQe1dQBqOmxJqmZvaOOAJCQz7y3uLog=> Join to enjoy great food and invest in our community's future.
