I appreciate your thoughtfulness on this, Seth (as ever!). Like shadow swings, I imagine there are occasions where neighbor chases could go over especially well, like at certain dance weekends where there's a lot of affinity between attendees. I'm thinking of Youth Dance Weekend, Queer Contra Dance Camp, etc — mainly because these are spaces where there's a lower likelihood of dancers feeling uncomfortable or unsafe with others on the dancefloor.
That all said, and speaking for myself, I do think a neighbor chase is totally viable for most regular series! Even though it's a pretty interactive move, the fact that there's no physical contact in a chase makes it feel less risky to me. I think that overthinking is totally warranted here, even if we kind of arrive at a "seems fine, after all!" conclusion! On Wed, May 7, 2025, 10:51 AM steveholl via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Check out the dance Prom Night. > > > > Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: "Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers" < > [email protected]> > Date: 5/7/25 10:41 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: Shared Weight Contra Callers <[email protected]> > Subject: [Callers] Chase figure with neighbor? > > Hello font of experience > > I was pondering chase figures in contra dance. You know, the move where > one person goes around the other couple while being followed by their > partner. > > Are there dances out there where the chase is done with a neighbor > instead? Is it as much fun or is it awkward or unsettling? > > I enjoy the playfulness of the chase figure (especially when it goes both > ways) but I always wonder if there is an unpleasant undercurrent for some. > I can imagine there are people we would NOT want to be chased by. > > Am I overthinking this? > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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