Such as a "Solo" turn, or a turn alone?
On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Amy Wimmer via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Is there ever a designation for doing something alone? > -Amy > > > > On Sep 23, 2015, at 10:18 PM, Don Veino via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Back in 2008 I wrote a dance to celebrate my first year of contra dancing > and Chris Weiler was kind enough to go through it with me. In doing so I > heard my first mention of the Who-What-How Much format for dance > description. > > I'm working on a personal project where I'd like to be sure I've > identified all the "Who" roles in that model. For my purposes, I'm doing > this in the context of contras, traditional squares, triplets, family > dances, etc. (but not necessarily English, Ceilidh, Scottish, etc. - though > I'm not closed to gathering any that may exist uniquely therein). > > I've listed below what I've collected so far from my personal cards deck > review & research through several published works. > > Are there any Whos I've missed? > > Please note: I've deliberately left the primary role designation for last > as I wish to avoid rehashing that topic once more. Let's please just accept > there's a designation for the primary roles and agree they'll be determined > by circumstance and conscience, as fits a given dance community. > > Thanks! > Don > > ROLE DESIGNATORS - "WHO" > > Partner > Neighbor > Corner > Opposite > Everyone (All) > Center/End > Shadow/Trail Buddy > Couple > Top/Middle/Bottom; Ones/Twos, etc.; Heads/Sides; First/Second, etc. (var. > of Couple or Primary Role) > Travel Buddy (4F4) > Active/Inactive (is this distinctly required, or is it always an alternate > name for another role var., e.g.: 1s?) > Neutrals/Ends (var. of Couple or Primary Role) > Ring of N (4,8, etc.) > > And of course... > Primary Role (Lark/Raven, Righty/Lefty, Lady/Gent, Talls/Smalls, etc.), in > plural or specific variation (e.g.: Talls, Raven 2, End Lady) > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >
