Unless I have more than 20 minutes for a lesson, I am not teaching in a foursome. Unless I have more than 30 minutes, that foursome is getting basics - I have no reason to do any same-role moves where they need naming. But, hypothetically, seconding Jerome and Angela.
In dance, Julian Blechner he/him Western Mass On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM Gregory Frock via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > When using role terms, I would say something like, "partners are across > from you, neighbors are up and down from you, larks are on this (indicate) > diagonal and robins are on this (indicate) diagonal. > > If using ECD-style positional calling, I might use first and second > corners, but would hasten to distinguish between the persons and positions. > > As Angela said, I do not use a generic collective term for them because > there are few, if any, dances where such a relationship description is > necessary. For a proper dance, I would identify neighbors as on the > diagonal, and would probably refer to "robins' side and larks' side" of the > set. > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM Amy Wimmer via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> What do _you_ call your neighbor's partner in a 4-some when teaching a >> lesson? >> >> e.g.: "This is your partner, that is your neighbor, and that is _______." >> >> -Amy Wimmer >> Seattle >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] >
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