Maia,
I think it might be better to mention it at the end of the previous dance,
so people can choose carefully where they dance without as much chance of
offending someone.  Clearly explain what a shadow is, and the relative
proximity to a dancers position.
Rich
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 11:06 AM, Maia McCormick via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
  Hey all,
 First, a disclaimer: Some people on this listserv thing shadow swings are
 problematic. Some don't see any issue with them. This is NOT the
 conversation I want to have in this thread; *I ask that you respond to
 the question I'm asking and do not debate my premise--at least not in this
 particular thread. *This should help keep this thread on track and
 hopefully reduce excess noise and go-nowhere discussions on this listserv.
 Thanks!
 Anyway, the actual question I wanted to ask (whew!)--
 There do exist some really fabulous shadow-swing dances that I would love
 to be able to call, as long as I could do so without putting anyone in an
 uncomfortable position. Do folks have ideas for ways to mitigate the
 potential harms of shadow swing dances? I was considering, at the beginning
 of the dance, having dancers identify their shadow and mentioning, "this
 will be a shadow swing dance, so if you need to make any changes, do so
 now" (or something like that)--haven't gotten the wording down-pat, but the
 idea is giving dancers advance warning of a shadow swing so they can move
 (thereby changing their shadow) if they need to. Any thoughts on this
 method? Suggestions of others?
 Cheers.
 Maia
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