Except when they do. There are lots of dances where you interact with that
corner/diagonal/same role person. I can see the point of not going into great detail on
that, but I wouldn't dismiss them as being meaningless and to be ignored. I usually say
something like, "you have your partner and your neighbor and then there is 3rd
person diagonally across from you who you may interact with sometimes." I usually
don't go into any more detail about who that person is, but I want the new dancers to be
aware there is someone there.
Jonathan
On 4/25/2025 6:34 PM, jeff - syncopaths via Contra Callers wrote:
During the lesson, I typically identify the others in the minor set as your
partner, your neighbor, and the person you can ignore because they don’t really
matter much to you.
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Jeffrey Spero
Culver City, CA
On Apr 25, 2025, at 4:05 PM, Angela DeCarlis via Contra Callers
<[email protected]> wrote:
Same-role neighbor; but usually I don't bother identifying that person as I
orient folks in a lesson. I just talk about the folks you have hands with.
On Fri, Apr 25, 2025, 6:56 PM Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers
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I've used several designations, depending on the context:
Same-role neighbor
Diagonal neighbor
Diagonal
Or I might have fun pointing out that your neighbor's partner is also your
partner's neighbor, but you can call 'em Jay.
Jerome
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On Fri, Apr 25, 2025, 6:22 PM Amy Wimmer via Contra Callers
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Hi All,
What do _you_ call your neighbor's partner in a 4-some when teaching a
lesson?
e.g.: "This is your partner, that is your neighbor, and that is
_______."
-Amy Wimmer
Seattle
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