On Nov 13, 2012, at 7:32 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> Send Callers mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Callers digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Taking hands four (Kalia Kliban) > 2. Re: Taking hands four (Paul Wilde) > 3. Re: Taking hands four (Andrea Nettleton) > 4. Re: Taking hands four (Donald Perley) > 5. Re: Taking hands four (Richard Mckeever) > 6. Re: Taking hands four (Lewis Land) > 7. Re: Taking hands four (Richard Hart) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:38:59 -0800 > From: Kalia Kliban <[email protected]> > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > Subject: [Callers] Taking hands four > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > This may have been discussed before, but why does the idea that they > should take hands four seem to come as a complete surprise to at least > half the dancers, every single freakin' time? > > It's not hard. You can do it while you're talking. It's a complete and > total no-brainer for contemporary contras. And yet... > > Anyone have successful strategies for helping this process along that > doesn't involve specially-trained dogs? > > Kalia > > > > > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Andrea Nettleton <[email protected] >> wrote: > >> I like to think of it as meaning the dancers are happy, because they are >> chatting instead of fussing. I say hands four, as you line up, consult the >> band re tunes, say it again. If they still appear disorganized, I'll pick >> a random move like N Allemande L , or Cir L all the way. They think I'm >> teaching the dance, so scramble to get hands four. Then I can say, OK, now >> that you have hands 4, here's what you really do. Usually they are a >> little quicker after that. Will they ever just take hands four >> automatically? I seriously doubt it. Not in this country. The Danes are >> rumored to line themselves up silently. We are more unruly in general. >> Best luck >> Andrea >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > > I also use Andrea's approach if the lines have formed and it's time to get going and the "hands four" request continues to fall on deaf ears - Do-si-do your neighbor is my choice - suddenly there is a great scramble - and she's right, after that people seem to notice hands four more. Martha
