Claire, I was referring to changing norms about gender. The phrase "he-she-he-she" sounds vaguely French to American ears, but in this case just refers to an alternation of males and females. But since we put less stress on gender roles, such an alignment is no longer indicative of being in the right place.
So I correctly define two French terms, but the third is not really French. --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 4:01 PM Claire Baffaut <[email protected]> wrote: > Changing norms? About French? All French representatives would > congratulate you for highlighting the language. Or was it about the square? > > However I do not get the he-she-he-she. Am I missing something? > > Claire > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 1:37 PM Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> 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] >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> [email protected] >> > -- > > *Claire Baffaut* >
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