Nothing wrong with teaching a figure and assigning it a name for the duration of the dance or duration of the program--even if that name is commonly used elsewhere. I would suggest so-di-so, but an immediate following or preceding do-si-do may well leave the dancers confused and/or the caller tongue tied.
<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 7:41 AM Katherine Kitching via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > What interesting timing for Michael to write "Some terms, such as Rory > O'More, petronella and California twirl should be banished for more > descriptive phrases--in this case "balance and slide/shift". " > > 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 had been seriously considering the term "Mirror Do-si-do" as an > alternative - because to me, this describes the term perfectly - my dancers > know what a dosido is, and now they will do one- watching their > "reflection" do the same thing across the set. > > But! I know that "mirror do si do" unfortunately has another meaning in > the lexicon of figures... > I have been weighing the decision because I am quite sure 99-100 percent > of the dancers have never danced a real mirror do si do, and I feel 96-100 > percent of them will never go on to do so. > > I thought I might even introduce the concept saying "just for your > interest/in case you go on to dance anywhere else, in the bigger contra > dancing world, this figure is called a " mad robin" and a "mirror do si do" > is something different..." > > I think Michael's comment has emboldened me to go down this route :) > > Kat in Hfx NS Canada > > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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