I like it! Sent from my iPhone
> On Feb 5, 2016, at 10:30 AM, Jonathan Sivier via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just had a thought for another possible substitute if we need to replace > the term "gypsy". This would be "vis-a-vis" (face to face). I like this > since it is in some sense similar to dos-a-dos (back to back) and makes them > complimentary figures. I think it suggests the importance of facing the > person you are dancing with, making eye contact, though not necessarily > staring, during the figure. Since many of the figure names in country dance > come from French words, sometimes corrupted by time and the folk process, it > seems reasonable to borrow another French term. I'm not aware of this term > already being used for some other dance figure, let me know if it is. Even > though it has 3 syllables instead of 2 I kind of like the sound of "vis-a-vis > and swing!" > > Just putting it out there for your consideration. > > Jonathan > ----- > Jonathan Sivier > Caller of Contra, Square, English and Early American Dances > jsivier AT illinois DOT edu > Dance Page: http://www.sivier.me/dance_leader.html > ----- > Q: How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? > A: It depends on what dance you call! > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
