I don't do this now because of changing norms, but formerly during lessons I would note that "promenade" was French for "walk," and "do-si-do" was French for "back to back," and when I had dancers in their first hands-four and had the ones cross over, I noted that we now had a "he-she-he-she" circle, which is French for "boy-girl-boy-girl."
Also, at the end of a square, "Thank your partners. Apologize to your corners." (Not to be used if squares fell apart, only if all went well). As people are taking hands four: "Neighbors do-si-do. [pause] If you missed it, you still end up in hands four. Ready?" --Jerome Jerome Grisanti 660-528-0858 http://www.jeromegrisanti.com "Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 9:03 AM Richard Hart via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > I sometimes hear callers use quick one liners to make dancers smile, to > keep their attention, and to help them remember a move. Here’s a couple I > have heard and use during walkthroughs sometimes. > > 1. For a petronella turn: > > “Take hands in a ring. > Balance the ring. > Look at the person in your right hand. > They don’t know you are looking at them because they are looking at > someone else. > You will be standing exactly where they are...... “ > > 2. For an a la main left: > > “Raise your left hand as if you were going to do an a la main left. > Now do an a la main left.....” > > What other similar one liners do others use - if any? > > Rich Hart. > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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