9 Sep
2013
9 Sep
'13
1:03 p.m.
Woody Lane wrote:
Unexpected moves are not necessarily enjoyed by
contra dancers. You
can get around this by announcing in advance that this will be a "hash
square" so the dancers are prepared for the challenge.
I replied:
I don't think most contra dancers know what a
"hash square" is.
Eric Black wrote:
Could be. But I've called "hash
contras" to a suitable crowd
(i.e. one ready for no-walk-through medleys, where each dance in
the medley might be only 1 time, never repeated). As long as you
eventually get your partner back, and eventually progress, it
can be fun.
I agree that many contra dancers can do and enjoy "hash" squares and
contras. I'm just advising against using the word "hash" to indicate
what kind of dance you're going to do because they probably won't know
the term.
Jeff