In a mixed crowd, I find it more effective to say "Take hands in circles of four people". Even if a new dancer has just attended a workshop, he/she might not yet recognize "Hands four from the top".
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Fuerst" <mjerryfue...@yahoo.com> To: ka...@sbcglobal.net, "Caller's discussion list" <call...@sharedweight.net> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:40:18 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Taking hands four "...why does the idea that they should take hands four seem to come as a complete surprise to at least half the dancers, every single freakin' time? To test and evaluate the caller's patience and mettle. Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217-239-5844 Links to photos of many of my drawings and paintings are at www.ArtComesFuerst.com ________________________________ From: Kalia Kliban <ka...@sbcglobal.net> To: Caller's discussion list <call...@sharedweight.net> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 7:38 PM Subject: [Callers] Taking hands four This may have been discussed before, but why does the idea that they should take hands four seem to come as a complete surprise to at least half the dancers, every single freakin' time? It's not hard. You can do it while you're talking. It's a complete and total no-brainer for contemporary contras. And yet... Anyone have successful strategies for helping this process along that doesn't involve specially-trained dogs? Kalia _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list call...@sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list call...@sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
