On Sun, 17 Sep 2023 09:40:56 -0300 (ADT), Katherine Kitching via Contra Callers wrote: > I am about to introduce Mad Robins to my group for the first time in its 15 > year history (reminder, we are an island > here in Halifax where 99+ percent of the dancers never dance anywhere > else).... > > and I was feeling reluctant to use the term M.R., since it goes against the > principle I try to use here for our > "always lots of beginners" group, of using intuitive, descriptive names for > my figures. But also a bit torn because > I do love the term "mad robin" and we will probably only use it in one dance > :)
I use the term "shuttle", which I think is very descriptive, though I point out to the experienced dancers that it's often known as a "mad robin". And I don't understand why it's so popular in North America for both English and Contra. > I had been seriously considering the term "Mirror Do-si-do" as an alternative > - because to me, this describes the > term perfectly I don't think it does. If there were a mirror down the length of the hall and let's assume we're in starting positions with ones improper, a mirror do-si-do would be the ones close together sliding down the middle and the twos further apart sliding up the outside, and then the twos sliding down the middle and the ones sliding up the outside. Colin Hume _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
