[Callers] The ongoing gypsy discussion

[Kalia Kliban via Callers]

Just out of curiosity, since I had a gig scheduled while this discussion 
was going on, I tried substituting the phrase "right/left shoulders 
around" for "gypsy."  I had not taught the move in the beginners 
session.  The first dance this came up in had a neighbors gypsy 1-1/2. 
I said "neighbors right shoulders around once and a half," the dancers 
all did it, easy peasy.  It's not too hard to remember to substitute the 
term, and will get easier as it goes along.

I called 2 dances today, the Sebastopol English dance and the Petaluma 
contra.  I had a few "gypsy halfway" moments at the English but no full 
gypsies.  Several at the contra and I found the different terminology to 
cause not the tiniest ripple on the floor.  It was seamless.

Kalia