An equally great dance without a shadow swing that can replace any dance with a
shadow swing.What dance(s) with a shadow swing do feel so compelled to call ?
Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217 239 5844
On Tuesday, September 8, 2015 10:07 AM, Maia McCormick via Callers
<callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hey all,
First, a disclaimer: Some people on this listserv thing shadow swings are
problematic. Some don't see any issue with them. This is NOT the conversation I
want to have in this thread; I ask that you respond to the question I'm asking
and do not debate my premise--at least not in this particular thread. This
should help keep this thread on track and hopefully reduce excess noise and
go-nowhere discussions on this listserv. Thanks!
Anyway, the actual question I wanted to ask (whew!)--
There do exist some really fabulous shadow-swing dances that I would love to be
able to call, as long as I could do so without putting anyone in an
uncomfortable position. Do folks have ideas for ways to mitigate the potential
harms of shadow swing dances? I was considering, at the beginning of the dance,
having dancers identify their shadow and mentioning, "this will be a shadow
swing dance, so if you need to make any changes, do so now" (or something like
that)--haven't gotten the wording down-pat, but the idea is giving dancers
advance warning of a shadow swing so they can move (thereby changing their
shadow) if they need to. Any thoughts on this method? Suggestions of others?
Cheers.Maia
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