And don't forget that all the terms Colin mentions have meant different things depending on the century, the country, the style of the dance and the personal idiosyncrasies of the dancing master/caller. But that has never stopped people enjoying the dances! These forums are great for helping to spread standardised usage, but as long as the caller makes the terminology clear during the walk-through then it works. Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent & DVDs http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent -----Original Message----- From: colin(a)colinhume.com via Callers [mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net] Sent: 15 June 2015 18:53 To: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] Box - Swat - CA - Jersey/Nevada On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:23:54 +0000 (UTC), Susan Elberger via Callers wrote: "Mad Robin" is pretty esoteric. But so are "hey", "allemande", do-si-do, "balance" and others - we're so used to these terms we forget that they are meaningless to non-dancers. (OK, they might know enough to do a do-si-do, with arms folded.) Colin Hume Email colin(a)colinhume.com Web site http://www.colinhume.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint