Chrissy Fowler wrote: > > > I was at a dance recently where the caller noticed that there were > > many new dancers and that it probably wouldn't work to just wait for > > people to get into position. > > I am curious about the phenomenon that Jeff refers to in this > sentence. I've never danced at, or called, or even heard about a > dance where the caller could "just wait for people to get into > position."
Sorry, you're right. I wasn't rememebring well. I should have said "wait for people, and then when they're mostly ready say 'hands four' a few times". The point is that usually the dancers don't need to be instructed in how to get into position, just prompted to actually do it. Jeff