[Callers] More substitute terms for the g-word

[Chip Hedler]

I've been using "eyeball dosido." Not elegant but everyone gets it
immediately and never forgets what to do if I use it later on.

Chip Hedler

On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 4:07 PM, Martha Wild via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> I don’t think right shoulder round is going to make the grade. It’s
> descriptive, certainly, but it is long and unwieldy and can’t be easily
> shortened to anything recognizable as you eliminate calls in the dance. So,
> I’m sorry, but I’m not going to be using it.
> Martha
>
> On Mar 13, 2018, at 12:53 PM, John W Gintell via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> I think it would be best if only one term is used by callers at all
> dances. I think this quite important for beginners  (not necessarily just
> the first time) who face enough confusion learning the terminology. One of
> the reasons why beginners don’t return is that it is too confusing.
>
> And I too like hearing right shoulder round because it is descriptive.
>
> On Mar 13, 2018, at 3:41 PM, Perry Shafran via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> I happen to *like* right shoulder round and have liked it ever since three
> callers at a dance event used it and it went rather flawlessly.  I like the
> fact that it is actually descriptive in what you're doing.  I think that
> the more we try to invent made-up words to try to make it sound fun and
> whimsey, the more we are likely to upset dancers who don't like that we're
> changing terms as it is.  It may *sound* like a boring descriptor, but I
> feel my job as a caller is to describe the move and let the dancer decide
> what the mood is going to be for that individual dancer, based on their own
> feelings and their own connection to the music.  So I plan to stick with
> "right shoulder round".
>
>
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