From: twhinds(a)earthlink.net Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:44:52 -0400 To: callers(a)sharedweight.net Subject: [Callers] The Wheel Jim, I really like your idea for the A1 (Prom ccw,wheel, prom cw). Bouncing ideas back and forth is something I really enjoy and I think that the dancers sometimes benefit in the long run. Last night I called The Wheel with the cw promenade. It worked fine. It wasn't a riot as Bill described so I was a little disappointed. I don't know why. It seemed to have the same excitement as the the Atlantic Polka Mixer (see Zesty) which I wouldn't describe as a riot. I don't think that the change in direction of the promenade was the reason. The wrong way promenade wasn't an issue in terms of negative learning. It was, perhaps a bit new and different for the 'experienced' dancers. I called a square early in the evening, The Wheel in the middle and a square later in the evening and there weren't any issues with promenading. For me this isn't about trusting or not trusting Gene and Bill. It's all about finding a better mouse trap. Innovation from both musicians and choreographers has given the dance community an incredible amount of enjoyment. If Gene were alive today I don't think he'd be insulted by my trying a variation of his dance. Yes he was a Geneius but he wasn't perfect-not one is. Trust the folk process instead. There's a reason the Paul Jones mixers have men on the outside. Tom _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers