As you and others have suggested, there are two parts to one's response -
what you say to yourself, and what you say to the dancers. I think the
latter is more important, and it is of course affected by what you say to
yourself. Being able to respond humorously, recognizing that like everyone
Your mention of the magic of demonstrating a 2-hand turn led me to wonder
how much you have used demonstration as the core of your teaching in this
situation. I remember an English caller once who taught everything from the
floor, demonstrating what she meant. Grabbing a few of the quicker or more
Jabberwocky, as in:
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe
I'm not sure dancers will appreciate being called "slithy toves," though we
have been looking for new terms to use to describe dancers in different
positions. Perhaps the other position could be "mome
On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 6:26 PM, jean francis via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> another option is to buy shuffleboard wax (ebay or large janitorial
> supplies) aka ballroom wax. This is a fine powdered wax that comes in
> various "slipperiness" grades...a tiny bit of a
