On Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:03:48 -0800, Russell Owen via Contra Callers wrote:
  Mike Richardson wrote several nice dances for 2-part
slip jigs, including The Peacock Follows the Hen and Here's to
 40 More (both on caller's box).  There isn't time for a partner swing and a
neighbor swing, so I don't call them
 as often as I used to. 
I think that's a sad comment on contra dancing today.  Surely adding interest and
variety is more important than having 
a partner swing and neighbor swing in every dance.  Are we being bullied by a vocal
minority?
Colin Hume