[Callers] RE: Question about squares

Tom: As a caller I really can not say that I have much to say about squares. I have attended a couple different workshops about calling squares, and not doubt calling contras and squares are very different animals... As a dancer, a contra dancer I can definately do without the square and if anything I really am not a fan at all. Personally I do not really enjoy dancing squares for a couple different reasons, same people, same dance moves all the way through, the pace of a sqaure is usually such that there is not much room for creative dance expression, and I find the majority of callers are not good at either explaining or calling them. A lot of callers and dancers really like squares and that is fine. A lot of people like them because of the tradition, etc. that is behind them and that is great as well. Personally, I would prefer to dance Chorus Jig or Money Musk any day of the week over a square... Squares are not for everyone... Sincerely, Jeff Petrovitch Jeffrey M. Petrovitch jeffrey.m.petrovitch(a)usa.net "Five nights of contra dancing... through 'top-notch' style and technique, with the love and passion for the dance, the title above all others was awarded. I am an 'Iron Dancer'." - J.M. Petrovitch