On Thu, Jan 03, 2013, Alan Winston wrote: > > I don't think you need this for the argument; there were flourishes > when I started contra dancing in 1985 (but we called the people who > did them "hot-doggers" and complained about them).
Which "we" are you talking about? I started contra two years after you, but that was with the background of "college-style" square dancing (i.e. square dancing with lots of energy and flourishes). I think there's always been some tension between people who want flourishes and people who want something a bit more sedate; even now, I call myself a "contra cut-up" to warn people. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ I don't really mind a person having the last whine, but I do mind someone else having the last self-righteous whine.
