Flirting - I try not to suggest that Name - not worried what we call it Suggestion - I sometimes call it 'eyeballs'. It works well. -- Michael Barraclough mich...@michaelbarraclough.com www.michaelbarraclough.com
-----Original Message----- From: Martha Wild via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> Reply-to: Martha Wild <maw...@sbcglobal.net> To: Caller's discussion list <call...@sharedweight.net> Subject: Re: [Callers] Advice about "gypsy" List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 15:36:40 -0700 I can see from this discussion that there is definitely merit in giving this move a different name, though I had never thought of it as a derogatory term before. I rather like the idea suggested in a previous post of "eddy" because it is short and to the point and sounds different from other calls. "Walk all around your neighbor/partner" is fine for a walkthrough and as a description, but not very good for a quick reminder when you'd rather be calling a lot less. Another move that one would have to rename is the "gypsy star". I have personally always called the move "gypsy star" as "star wrong" - mostly because if I say "gypsy star" there is always at least one couple in the crowd that starts to gypsy and swing (eddy and swing?) instead of doing the star. "Star wrong" is also short and to the point and emphasizes the oddity of the star - two people backing up and two going forward. It seems to get the job done. Martha On Oct 24, 2015, at 1:42 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote: > In square dance, the call "walk all around your left hand lady" is > very close to a right shoulder gypsy, and "See Saw is a left shoulder > walk around. A left shoulder Dosido is no longer called a See Saw, > but a Left Dosido. > > Walk all around your nieghbor or partner, and see saw your neighbor or > partner, may be able to replace the gypsy without generating any new > terms. > Rich > Stafford, CT > > > > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 2:52 PM, Richard Hart via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > I always describe a gypsy as being just like a dos à dos, but > face to > face, instead of back to back. > > As that is the case, why not use French again. As "dos à dos" > means > back to back, why not use "face à face" which means face to > face? > Pronunciation would probably be difficult for those who don't > speak > French, so it would probably become "facey-face" for many. > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Don Veino via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Before I respond directly, I ask that all of us posting what > I expect to be > > many replies to trim post quotes to just the pertinent bits > (particularly > > those reading the "digest" version). > > > .... > > Curiously enough, I'd raised this naming issue with a group > of callers (and > > dancers glommed on) at a house party recently. An area > caller had tried > > rebranding the Gypsy as an Orbit, which this group rejected > due to the > > existing usage & meaning for that term. One participant was > of Romani > > heritage and expressed pride at the existing term and > satisfaction at it > > being used for such a nice dance move and would feel loss > were it to be > > renamed. I don't mention this to make excuses for anything > that might offend > > but rather to show that there are many possible > perspectives. I'd since > > thought of other possible names and came up with these: > > > > Swirl - gentlest, unfortunately similar to "twirl" in sound > > Cyclone - too "violent", encouraging abandon? > > Vortex - distinct in sound, 2 syllables and short when > spelled out. > > > > Sorry you find yourself in this situation. We know your > actual intent was to > > bring happiness, not offend. > > > > -Don > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers@lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
