Re: [Callers] Taking hands four

I haven't seen it in our dance, but sometimes folks downstream of the break wave 4 fingers to urge/shame the foursome in question to get on the ball. That also makes it clear to the caller that the process hasn't reached the far end. On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Andrea Nettleton <twirly-girl(a)bellsouth.net > I like to think of it as meaning the dancers are happy, because they are > chatting instead of fussing. I say hands four, as you line up, consult the > band re tunes, say it again. If they still appear disorganized, I'll pick > a random move like N Allemande L , or Cir L all the way. They think I'm > teaching the dance, so scramble to get hands four. Then I can say, OK, now > that you have hands 4, here's what you really do. Usually they are a > little quicker after that. Will they ever just take hands four > automatically? I seriously doubt it. Not in this country. The Danes are > rumored to line themselves up silently. We are more unruly in general. > Best luck > Andrea > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 12, 2012, at 8:38 PM, Kalia Kliban <kalia(a)sbcglobal.net> > > This may have been discussed before, but why does the idea that they > should take hands four seem to come as a complete surprise to at least half > the dancers, every single freakin' time? > > > > It's not hard. You can do it while you're talking. It's a complete and > total no-brainer for contemporary contras. And yet... > > > > Anyone have successful strategies for helping this process along that > doesn't involve specially-trained dogs? > > > > Kalia > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > Callers(a)sharedweight.net > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >