13 Mar
2018
13 Mar
'18
7:53 p.m.
I think it would be best if only one term is used by callers at all dances. I think this
quite important for beginners (not necessarily just the first time) who face enough
confusion learning the terminology. One of the reasons why beginners don’t return is that
it is too confusing.
And I too like hearing right shoulder round because it is descriptive.
On Mar 13, 2018, at 3:41 PM, Perry Shafran via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I happen to *like* right shoulder round and have liked it ever since three callers at a
dance event used it and it went rather flawlessly. I like the fact that it is actually
descriptive in what you're doing. I think that the more we try to invent made-up
words to try to make it sound fun and whimsey, the more we are likely to upset dancers who
don't like that we're changing terms as it is. It may *sound* like a boring
descriptor, but I feel my job as a caller is to describe the move and let the dancer
decide what the mood is going to be for that individual dancer, based on their own
feelings and their own connection to the music. So I plan to stick with "right
shoulder round".