On Sat, Sep 03, 2016, tavi merrill via Callers wrote: > > Despite the hours we spend workshopping the ladies' chain, we spend > virtually no time collectively addressing how to teach gents' (left-handed) > chains. As a consequence, male dancers miss out on opportunities to twirl; > understanding of the importance of cues and flourish best-practices (as > opposed to cranking ladies around) remains spotty; and some great dances* > rarely get called.
Meh. I think you've got part of a point, but as someone who gender-swaps regularly (often within a single set), I find doing the reverse courtesy turn way more difficult than doing a regular courtesy turn dancing raven. And I'm also a heavy-duty twirler, both lark and raven. And I'm usually good about paying attention to whether someone wants to be twirled. Probably I could learn the reverse courtesy turn, but I think you're underestimating the difficulty. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html