Re: [Callers] terminology in Sicilian Circle

The term I use depends on what other dances I plan to be calling in the evening. Sometimes it is neighbor, sometimes it is corner. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 20, 2017, at 6:35 AM, Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Callers > wrote: > > I don't think correctness needs

Re: [Callers] terminology in Sicilian Circle

In the 1980s in the SF Bay Area at English dances (which was where I saw Sicilian Circles regularly) "opposite" was the term generally used.  Nowadays if I call an evening of longways dances and include one Sicilian, if I say "opposite" I get a lot of blank looks, so I say 'neighbor' and the

Re: [Callers] Multiple N swings / does this dance exist?

Hi Maia, Here's one of my own - *Grab Bag* Contra/Dup Imp/Easy A1 LLFB (new) neighbor swing A2 Ladies RS full hey B1 Ladies pass right Partner turn right shoulder, swing B2 Circle left 3/4 (same) neighbor swing Notes I've found folks are also happy just skipping the right

Re: [Callers] terminology in Sicilian Circle

In the walk through I usually say the person who is NOT your partner is your NEIGHBOR...do (whatever) with them...this sets the term and the orientation in their mind On Sep 20, 2017 9:35 AM, "Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Callers" < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I don't think correctness

Re: [Callers] terminology in Sicilian Circle

I don't think correctness needs to be considered. As long as the dancers understand that they're going to do something with the person next to them who isn't their partner, I'm happy, and either term conveys that. Nowadays I think that I'm more likely to hear the word neighbor come out of my

Re: [Callers] Multiple N swings / does this dance exist?

Howdy Maia! "Cheat Lake Gypsies" sprung to mind. I think I had it down as a Cary Ravitz dance, but on his website, it looks like it was done collaboratively by a group of folks at a dance weekend. Of course, the other annoying thing about this dance is that the title includes the G-word. I trust

[Callers] terminology in Sicilian Circle

Does anyone have an opinion about the use of the term “neighbor” and the term “opposite” in a Sicilian Circle? “Neighbor” is more correct from a contra perspective, but “opposite" feels more correct to me from a square dance perspective. thanks, sue Sue Hulsether shulset...@mac.com

Re: [Callers] Multiple N swings / does this dance exist?

Here are a few for you, Maia. Hope the workshop is a lot of fun! Linda ps: I have not seen your dance before… Back from Vermont by David Zinkin Contra/Improper/Int A1 --- Neighbor swing Long lines forward and back A2 --- Star right three-quarters to long waves (P right, gents