Re: [Callers] terminology in Sicilian Circle

2017-09-20 Thread John Rogers via Callers
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

2017-09-20 Thread Alan Winston via Callers
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] terminology in Sicilian Circle

2017-09-20 Thread Mary Collins via Callers
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

2017-09-20 Thread Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Callers
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

[Callers] terminology in Sicilian Circle

2017-09-20 Thread Sue C. Hulsether via Callers
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