Woody Lane wrote: > Unexpected moves are not necessarily enjoyed by contra dancers. You > can get around this by announcing in advance that this will be a "hash > square" so the dancers are prepared for the challenge.
I replied: > I don't think most contra dancers know what a "hash square" is. Eric Black wrote: > Could be. But I've called "hash contras" to a suitable crowd > (i.e. one ready for no-walk-through medleys, where each dance in > the medley might be only 1 time, never repeated). As long as you > eventually get your partner back, and eventually progress, it > can be fun. I agree that many contra dancers can do and enjoy "hash" squares and contras. I'm just advising against using the word "hash" to indicate what kind of dance you're going to do because they probably won't know the term. Jeff
