In MWSD, walk around (your corner) is effectively a “without hands” Right Hand Turn – it specifically does not have the “look at the other person” aspect.

This is not in itself a reason for not using the phrase, but avoiding confusion with closely allied dance forms that share dancers is probably a good idea.

Jeremy

From: Callers [mailto:callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Mac Mckeever via Callers
Sent: 27 January 2016 15:47
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Subject: [Callers] Fw: Fw: another new word idea

That would seem to be an even more obvious solution.

Mac

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I believe that in the singing square "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" the term they use is walk around.

Steve

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Subject: [Callers] Fw: another new word idea

If I recall - square dances use the term 'dance around' to achieve the same thing

'dance around your partner', etc.

Mac McKeever

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On Wed, Jan 27, 2016, jwcontrahands4 via Callers wrote:
>
> I think that, if I decide to abandon gypsy, I will go with "ease
> about". I like the feel of it. An alternative would be "walkabout".

Walkabout would be a poor substitute:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-07/lets-go-walkabout-changes-name-a-cultural-appropriation-claims/7071662

I suggest that anyone thinking of a substitute term do at least a quick
search for "<word> appropriation" (which is what I did to find the above
link) and "<word> slur".
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