On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 11:51 AM, Jeremy Gmail via Callers < [email protected]> wrote:
> In MWSD, walk around (your corner) is effectively a “without hands” Right > Hand Turn – it specifically does not have the “look at the other person” > aspect. > > > This is not in itself a reason for not using the phrase, but avoiding > confusion with closely allied dance forms that share dancers is probably a > good idea. > > > > Jeremy > This is not correct. Current CALLERLAB definitions include styling that includes "eye contact" >From the current CALLERLAB Basic/Mainstream definitions (revised May 31, 2013) available for download at callerlab.org: [my emphasis added with underlining] *26. Walk Around the Corner* *Starting formations:* Squared Set, Infacing Circle Of 8 *Command examples:* Walk Around the Corner Walk All Around Your Corner 4 Ladies Chain; Circle Left; Walk Around New Corner All Around the Left Hand Lady Walk All Around the Left Hand Lady; See Saw the Pretty Little Taw *Dance action: *Dancers face their corners. *Walking forward and around each other while keeping right shoulders adjacent,* dancers return to their original position, with their backs toward their corner. [underlining mine] *Ending formation: *Right and Left Grand Circle *Timing:* 8 *Styling:* Men hold arms in natural dance position. Women use both hands on skirt, moving skirt forward and back to avoid opposite dancer. *Dancers should maintain eye contact over their shoulders until their partners become visible.* [underlining mine] *Comment: *Square dancing is evolving towards a preference for "Walk Around the Corner" instead of "All Around The Left-Hand Lady", which requires the women to mentally translate the command to "All Around The Right-Hand Man". While I'm not suggesting we adopt the MWSD nomenclature (in particular, the left-shoulder version is called "See Saw" in current MWSD which is something different in current contra), I do want to point out that the dance action is exactly what we desire for a right-shoulder gy--y. The only difference is that MWSD it is essentially restricted to exactly 1x around, and in contra gy--y is 'as far as directed'. -- /Andy Shore Santa Cruz, CA http://andyshore.com/
