Richard: Your suggestion is subterfuge to rationalize the caller's doing
something (calling a shadow swing dance) that should never be done. Michael
Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217 239 5844
On Wednesday, September 9, 2015 3:45 PM, Richard Fischer via Callers
<[email protected]> wrote:
Here's a suggestion I don't think I've seen in this discussion. If you want to
call a dance with a shadow swing, how about save it for time when you can have
several shorter sets, and remind couples they can join other sets when they
reach the top or the bottom, to get an opportunity to dance with a bigger
variety of people. (And of course remind dancers they may have the surprise of
a new shadow.)
Richard
On Sep 8, 2015, at 11:06 AM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
Hey all,
First, a disclaimer: Some people on this listserv thing shadow swings are
problematic. Some don't see any issue with them. This is NOT the conversation I
want to have in this thread; I ask that you respond to the question I'm asking
and do not debate my premise--at least not in this particular thread. This
should help keep this thread on track and hopefully reduce excess noise and
go-nowhere discussions on this listserv. Thanks!
Anyway, the actual question I wanted to ask (whew!)--
There do exist some really fabulous shadow-swing dances that I would love to be
able to call, as long as I could do so without putting anyone in an
uncomfortable position. Do folks have ideas for ways to mitigate the potential
harms of shadow swing dances? I was considering, at the beginning of the dance,
having dancers identify their shadow and mentioning, "this will be a shadow
swing dance, so if you need to make any changes, do so now" (or something like
that)--haven't gotten the wording down-pat, but the idea is giving dancers
advance warning of a shadow swing so they can move (thereby changing their
shadow) if they need to. Any thoughts on this method? Suggestions of others?
Cheers.Maia_______________________________________________
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