Re: [Callers] Proactive Management of “Problem Dancers” — Creating a Dance En...

Great article Will. Very informative. Thanks for writing and posting it. Joe De Paolo In a message dated 12/14/2015 1:01:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, callers@lists.sharedweight.net writes: Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS)​ has just published my article: "Proactive Management of

Re: [Callers] Proactive Management of “Problem Dancers” — Creating a Dance Environment Safe for All

Many interesting questions! Unless I am mistaken, and the list no longer is active: I believe there is a Shared Weight Organizers list. These questions would be great to post to that group, too. Linda On Dec 14, 2015, at 9:04 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers wrote:

Re: [Callers] Petronella spin, no chain or allemande?

Hi Erik and all, heh heh, I often chuckle at MYSELF when I find myself saying that same thing: "as in Petronella", when I realize very few of the dancers have ever danced Petronella.. BUT, after trying to teach the move with out saying the "P word", I realized that some of the dancers at least

Re: [Callers] As in Petronella

Many callers forget that Petronella is spin-then-balance, and most modern "Petronella dances" are balance-then-spin". So saying, "as in Petronella, balance and spin/move one place to the right" is not accurate either. More accurate: "Balance the ring, and as in Petronella, spin/move one place to

Re: [Callers] As in Petronella

"Balance and spin" has the same number of syllables as "Petronella"  and avoids unnecessary jargon Michael Fuerst      802 N Broadway      Urbana IL 61801  217 239 5844 On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 1:35 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers wrote: Many

Re: [Callers] As in Petronella

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015, Michael Fuerst via Callers wrote: > > "Balance and spin" has the same number of syllables as "Petronella" > and avoids unnecessary jargon Of course, some of us think that unless there's a compelling reason (as possibly in the case of "gypsy"), keeping the old terminology is

[Callers] Fwd: Petronella spin, no chain or allemande?

Thanks for all the suggestions, all. Heartbeat Contra is a very good one, a favorite of many, and in my box. I guess I should have specified "no gypsy" as well. I have Newlywed's Jig - perhaps I don't call that enough. Petronella’s Pin and Fun With Alex seem like no-brainers to add, and Love at

Re: [Callers] As in Petronella

Movements are best described with the minimal syllables possible with minimal   jargon. "Mad Robin" became part of contra in the last ten years or so.   Unless someone comes up with more succinct and descriptive words, we are probably stuck with "Mad Robin"Actually now that I think about it,

Re: [Callers] Petronella spin, no chain or allemande?

Hi All, Hey, like Michael F., I think it's good to use few words. And, when calling, I rarely, if ever, call "Petronella." Much more likely to say, "Balance Now... Spin to the right!" I also think it's great to acknowledge where dances came from. Thus, when teaching, I like mentioning the

Re: [Callers] As in Petronella

On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 06:20:58 + (UTC), Michael Fuerst via Callers wrote: > "Mad Robin" became part of contra in the last ten years or so. > Unless someone comes up with more succinct and descriptive words, > we are probably stuck with "Mad Robin" I use the word "shuttle" (though in the