[Callers] terminology in Sicilian Circle

[Alan Winston]

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 problem goes away.

"Opposite" seems like a self-descriptive term but if it's not getting 
used elsewhere in the evening it's a speed bump.

-- Alan


On 9/20/17 6:18 AM, Sue C. Hulsether via Callers wrote:
> 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.
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