Barbara G posted Nick Boulet's "Warmin' Up the Car" and started with:
"start in ocean waves along the side of the set"
I have always thought that an Ocean Wave was a wave of four people; in a
contra they would normally be across the set.
I know these terms for waves:
Wave: a formation of two or m
On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:11:54 +0100, John Sweeney wrote:
> Are these universal? What other terms do people use?
"Ocean wave" and "Tidal wave" come from Modern Western Square Dance
and therefore contra callers in the States don't like using them. In
my experience they would say "wavy line" rather
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From: John Sweeney
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Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 4:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Wave Nomenclature
Barbara G posted Nick Boulet's "Warmin' Up the Car" and started with:
"start in ocean waves along the
On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:07:05 -0700 (PDT), Michael Fuerst wrote:
> In contra dancing, at least in the tradition on this side of the
> Atlantic, specialized names for figures should be avoided whenever
> possible.
But "ladies chain", "hey", etc. are all specialised names for
figures. We use them bec
Personally, if there is a significant number of new dancers, I try to
avoid using technical terms for figures until I have taught them. I
know that 'advanced' dancers hate this. However, my experience is that
this is much more effective (try watching the most effective callers and
you will see t
Michael wrote:
> Personally, if there is a significant number of new dancers, I try to
> avoid using technical terms for figures until I have taught them. I
> know that 'advanced' dancers hate this.
Yes. The regulars hate being excluded from the process of leading
newcomers...and for good reaso
This is somehow better than "short wave" and "long wave"? These are the terms I
hear at the dances I attend, and they seem pretty clear.
--Read Weaver
Jamaica Plain, MA
http://lcfd.org
On Jun 12, 2013, at 1:43 PM, Colin Hume wrote:
> I do think a
> caller needs to make a distinction between a w
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013, Michael Barraclough wrote:
>
> Personally, if there is a significant number of new dancers, I try to
> avoid using technical terms for figures until I have taught them. I
> know that 'advanced' dancers hate this. However, my experience is that
> this is much more effective
