James, I very much agree with your main point.  However I have seen attentive 
beginners confused by the "alternating shoulders" instruction, when, for 
example, they pass right in the center, left on the outside, turn and try to 
pass *right* as they re-enter the hey.

Richard

On Feb 20, 2012, at 6:50 PM, James Saxe wrote:

> So I think we callers should try to help dancers--or help
> them to help each other--to think about heys in terms that
> apply to heys generally ("pass alternating shoulders";

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