Re: [Callers] Calling squares at contra.

Perhaps the caller can have dancers form contra lines and the caller then transform the line into squares.  EZ transformation, but there may be some dancers left out at the bottom.  This could save set up time. Rich ________________________________ From: Colin Hume <colin(a)colinhume.com> To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Monday, September 9, 2013 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [Callers] Calling squares at contra. On Mon, 9 Sep 2013 08:47:54 -0400, JoLaine Jones-Pokorney wrote: The reason I usually call two squares back to back is precisely because it can take longer to set up.  Contras in The States typically go on much longer than squares, so it makes sense to do two squares together.  But I agree that if there's too much teaching time people will start to complain. I think part of the problem is that squares are not popular among contra dancers and therefore callers have less chance to become good at calling them.  A square is harder to call than a contra, so either the caller chooses a simple square and gets the response "Squares are boring" or he chooses a complicated square and gets the response "Squares are confusing"!  Fortunately there are some great contra callers who are also great square callers - Kathy Anderson and Lisa Greenleaf for instance - and they can convince any unprejudiced contra dancer that squares can be fun. Colin Hume Email colin(a)colinhume.com      Web site http://www.colinhume.com _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers