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
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
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