Re: Question about a square

On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:55:00 -0400, Rich Sbardella richsbardella(a)gmail.com [trad-dance-callers] wrote: Well, it's not a contra so you don't have to fit it into 32 bars! Just call it unphrased. Watch the dancers, and if they want to take longer on the short moves, let them. Let them have longer on the new partner swing - most contra dancers in the States think that's the most important part of the dance anyway. If you want to get back on the phrase of the music you can add after the promenade: "All join hands, go in to the middle and back. Swing your partner once again". It doesn't matter if you're out of synch with the music - just put in a shorter or longer break so that you can finish the dance at a suitable point in the music. Colin Hume Email colin(a)colinhume.com Web site http://colinhume.com