[Callers] terminology in Sicilian Circle

John Rogers joda.rogers at icloud.com
Wed Sep 20 13:05:07 PDT 2017


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.

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> On Sep 20, 2017, at 6:35 AM, Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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> 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.
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> Nowadays I think that I'm more likely to hear the word neighbor come out of my mouth.
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> Jacob 
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>> On Sep 20, 2017 9:28 AM, "Sue C. Hulsether via Callers" <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> 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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>> thanks,
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>> sue
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