Re: [Callers] Easy contras for teens

Hi Don, I get confused when Americans use Sashay in a dance. Do you mean Sashay as in Roll Away with a Half Sashay – where it just means step to the side? Or do you mean Sashay as in the dictionary: “walk in an ostentatious yet casual manner, typically with exaggerated movements of the hips and shoulders”? Or do you mean Gallop, where you take your partner in a Ballroom (or Two Hand) Hold and charge across using Side-Together, Side-Together steps? I think you mean the last one. We always say Gallop in the UK. It avoids a lot of confusion and is much more in keeping with the actual move. (Yes, yes, I know Americans have been using Sashay for a long time, and, like Humpty Dumpty, you can pay the words extra at the end of the week to make the words mean anything you want, but Gallop is such a better way of saying it! I can’t imagine what would happen if I asked a bunch of English teenagers to Sashay across the floor :-) ). Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574 http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive Events & DVDs http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent From: Callers &lt;callers-bounces(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; On Behalf Of Don Veino via Callers Sent: 21 September 2018 20:48 To: Shared Weight &lt;Callers(a)sharedweight.net&gt; Subject: Re: [Callers] Easy contras for teens It appears that the formatting on this one may have gone awry, so here's another try: DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE - Becket - Don Veino 20180914 A1 Left diagonal Neighbors SeeSaw Sashay* w/Partner [Gents back to back to start, can substitute a diagonal left couple conventional SeeSaw] Gents Allemande Left 1+1/2x, give RH to Neighbor A2 Wave/4 across Balance Right & Left, Slide/Twirl Right Wave/4 across Balance Left & Right, Slide/Twirl Left B1 Neighbor Balance & Swing B2 Gents low LH Balance (L adjust to left), Pull By & Partner Swing [or Give & Take to Ladies, Partner Swing] *With your Partner Sashay around your next Neighbors following the path of a SeeSaw End effects: Wait out crossed over on left diagonal for SeeSaw On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 3:28 PM, Don Veino &lt;sharedweight_net(a)veino.com <mailto:sharedweight_net@veino.com> > wrote: [snip]