7 Jan
2013
7 Jan
'13
4:45 p.m.
With regard to roughness during flourishes Perry wrote:
Ugh - that's not good for our community.
Y'know, I've been dancing for
years, but often people tell me, hey, don't pull so hard, and I am always
happy to adjust because I do not want to be the cause of someone else's
pain or discomfort. I'm sure that there are probably several dancers who
just don't dance with me because I might have tugged too hard or cranked
too hard in the past - all they have to do is say so. People should be
free to express to another dancer, hey, this hurts, don't do that, and a
good dancer should adjust.
...Or not. Seems that the default should be to assume everyone wants to be
treated respectfully and gently. No one should ever have to ask for that
care and consideration.
As is always the case: It's the caller's fault. The caller needs to take
full responsibility for everything that happens in the hall. And that
includes unwanted flourishes or roughness in the lines.
With lots of young people at our dances this has sometimes been a problem
here in the Santa Cruz area. When calling I deal with it in short,
positive comments from the mike. I think the caller is in the best
position to set a tone of gracious consideration in the hall.
- Greg McKenzie