Chances may be better than even one gets a shadow one likes a lot!
Amy
On Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 1:52 PM Joe Harrington via Contra Callers <
contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Solid B. As a dancer I love them. They happen so rarely that they’re a
> treat. Are there really all that many people I actively DON’T want a swing
> with? No.
>
> Sure, I enjoy swinging with some more than others. But, I probably do 50x
> as many “service dances” (as in, no, I didn’t really want to dance with
> that person, but someone needs to, because we are an inclusive community,
> and I didn’t have the heart to say no) as shadow swings. By stats, the
> shadow swing will be much better than a service dance. Maybe I get one or
> two shadow swings a year, vs. several service dances a night.
>
> I’m just speaking my own thoughts about my personal dance experience,
> here, and not saying others need to apply the same logic to themselves.
>
> —jh—
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 1:07 PM Gabrielle Taylor via Contra Callers <
> contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> I recently danced in two dances with shadow swings, one at NEFFA and one
>> at the experienced ("zesty") dance in Boulder, CO. In both dances, it
>> seemed like spending so much time with the shadow wound up making dancers
>> more confused, since if anyone got switched around then the dancers would
>> worry about finding their original shadow. Getting switched around is
>> especially common with experienced dances nowadays, since many dancers will
>> swap roles with their partners, and of course there's just the risk of
>> someone messing up. In addition, there's the concern that others brought
>> up, where it's a lot of interaction throughout the dance with a partner
>> that you didn't choose.
>>
>> I'd personally stay away from them, unless you have an _extremely_
>> confident group of dancers or the dance just really needs the swing there.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Gabrielle Taylor
>>
>> On Jul 17, 2024, at 08:39, Maia McCormick via Contra Callers <
>> contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>>
>> Prompted by some recent conversations, I’m curious how folks here feel
>> about shadow swings!
>>
>> 1. As a caller, do you:
>> A) not have an issue with shadow swings, and program them freely
>> B) not tend to program them just bc they don’t come up in your
>> repertoire, but have no issue with them
>> C) not program shadow swings as a matter of principle
>> D) some secret fourth thing (feel free to elaborate!)?
>>
>> 2. How do you feel about shadow swings as a dancer?
>>
>> Will weigh in with my thoughts later, both to avoid biasing the
>> conversation from the outset, and also because I’m currently in transit 😅
>>
>> Thanks for participating in the data gathering!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Maia
>>
>> --
>> Maia McCormick (she/her)
>> 917.279.8194
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