Thanks for the linguistic update! You don't suppose baby carriages are called "poussettes" because they are...pushed... do you?
I'm just surprised no one took me to task for my bad pun on "poulet". M E On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:13 PM, Sargon de Jesus <[email protected]> wrote: > Just a quick side note, "poussette" does come from the verb "pousser" > (push) > in French, but the term probably comes from the word poussette itself, > which > is a baby carriage. I think is a rather nice image for what goes on the > figure. And it's a fun little tidbit to share with the dancers too! :) > > -Sargon > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Send Callers mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:13:33 -0500 > > From: "Martha Edwards" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Callers] name of dance > > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > Drat! I only saw the first post. Sorry for being late to the dance and > > jumping in. It's still got strange timing, not that it matters, since the > > dance is so flowy. > > > > In a poussette, someone "pushes" (french: poussez) and someone pulls > > (not-french: poulet :-). In Joyride, the woman pushes, or the man pulls, > > taking his partner with him. The couples lead out four steps, then, > > slightly > > to the left, back in four steps (with the woman backing up) to trade > places > > with the other couple in the set of four. > > > > There are other poussettes, like the draw poussette, where the man (or > the > > woman) keeps on backing up while the couples trade places, rather like a > > toy > > train going around the christmas tree. > > > > M > > E > > > > On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Tom Hinds <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > I just learned a great contra that has great flow. I'd like to know > if > > > anyone knows the title or composer: > > > > > > A1 gypsy neighbor, mad robin. > > > > > > A2 one half pousett, hey (about 3/4 hey) men pass left. > > > > > > B1 swing partner > > > > > > B2 ladies chain, star left. > > > > > > thanks. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
