>
> Leaders need to understand that those they twirl appreciate being stopped 
> and pointed in the right direction. This is an additional level of 
> responsibility.
> In order to do that leaders need to know they will use first their left 
> and then their right hand, changing hands over the lady's head as she 
> twirls, bringing joined hands down to the side to face in correct 
> direction.

Thanks for the input...this is an important point.  I never thought about 
the man's hands changing......is that how it always works?  Or can it be 
accomplished w/o the change?
>
> See you at Moondance!

Whew...can you believe it's tomorrow?  I am so not ready.....but also 
looking forward to it.
>
> Charley
>
> BTW I have some great new dances listed on my website: www.charley.8m.com

I will definitely check it out when I get a minute.
>
>
> Sometimes when I am alone I Google myself...

Can I watch?
xoxox,
Babs
>
>
>
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> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:45:46 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Laur <lcpgr at yahoo.com>
> To: Caller's discussion list <callers at sharedweight.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] workshop ideas
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> Barb,
> ?
> It's always fun to watch the gents do that first ladies chain in reverse 
> role.
> ?
> I agree with David's comments, that sometimes its just fun to catch them 
> by surprise.
> ?
> Ah-ha moments for both genders are how important it is to help your 
> partner, guide them into a move or the next position, or ending in the 
> position that fits the figure.
> ?
> Limp noodles are a good point when they reverse.
> ?
> Positioning - considerations with height and girth.
> ?
> Some of these things are incidental to the gender workshop, but it all 
> counts.
> ?
> Laurie Pietravalle
> MI
> --- On Tue, 9/8/09, Barbara Groh <barbaragroh at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Barbara Groh <barbaragroh at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: [Callers] workshop ideas
> To: callers at sharedweight.net
> Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 8:59 PM
>
>
> Hey, y'all,
>
> I'm going to be facilitating a "gender-swap" w.s. at Moondance in a few 
> days.? I've never been to a workshop on this topic, and I thought I would 
> solicit ideas from the group.???Has anybody been to (or perhaps led) a 
> gender-swap session????Any gems you can share with me on what worked well 
> or what didn't?
>
> Thanks!!
> Barbara
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:27:23 -0500
> From: Jerome Grisanti <jerome.grisanti at gmail.com>
> To: callers at sharedweight.net
> Subject: [Callers] Gender Swapping
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> Barbara,
>
> The two things that are most confusing when changing genders are the chain
> and the swing.
>
> For the chain, you might review courtesy turn and also the twirl. Make 
> sure
> twirlers know their hand should be directly over the head of the twirlee,
> and their hand should remain open (not gripping).
>
> When I mentioned to one group that the twirler's hand should remain open, 
> a
> roar of women's voices said "Yes!" and I just added, "gentlemen, the
> twirlees have spoken..."
>
> --Jerome
>
>
>
>
>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:59:44 -0500
>> From: "Barbara Groh" <barbaragroh at bellsouth.net>
>> To: <callers at sharedweight.net>
>> Subject: [Callers] workshop ideas
>> Message-ID: <5FA24AD8CD704FACAB0B65CA47B4C4AC at Babs>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>>        reply-type=original
>>
>> Hey, y'all,
>>
>> I'm going to be facilitating a "gender-swap" w.s. at Moondance in a few
>> days.  I've never been to a workshop on this topic, and I thought I would
>> solicit ideas from the group.   Has anybody been to (or perhaps led) a
>> gender-swap session?   Any gems you can share with me on what worked well
>> or
>> what didn't?
>>
>> Thanks!!
>> Barbara
>>
>> --
>> Jerome Grisanti
>> 660-528-0858
>> http://www.jeromegrisanti.com
>>
>> For the good are always the merry,
>> Save by an evil chance,
>> And the merry love the fiddle
>> And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:27:15 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Mark Galipeau <red72impala at yahoo.com>
> To: Caller's discussion list <callers at sharedweight.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Gender Swapping
> Message-ID: <964380.63567.qm at web83604.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
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>
> If the group is alert, what my dance partners and I occasionally enjoy, is 
> memorizing both roles in the dance, then each iteration when there is a 
> swing your partner, we swap gender roles.
> ie: first swing I lead, then the next time we come back to swing my 
> partner immediately takes the lead role and swings me.? Some dances are 
> challenging and if the grey matter is slow, or it is late in the evening 
> this can really snafu the line.
> ?
> Chris Ricciotti has a great web resouce on Gender Free Contra on this web 
> site.
> http://www.lcfd.org/Articles/GFManual/index.html
> ?
> Mark Galipeau
> Queer Contra Dancer
> We swing both ways, and then some.
>
>
> --- On Wed, 9/9/09, Jerome Grisanti <jerome.grisanti at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Jerome Grisanti <jerome.grisanti at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Callers] Gender Swapping
> To: callers at sharedweight.net
> Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 2:27 PM
>
>
> Barbara,
>
> The two things that are most confusing when changing genders are the chain
> and the swing.
>
> For the chain, you might review courtesy turn and also the twirl. Make 
> sure
> twirlers know their hand should be directly over the head of the twirlee,
> and their hand should remain open (not gripping).
>
> When I mentioned to one group that the twirler's hand should remain open, 
> a
> roar of women's voices said "Yes!" and I just added, "gentlemen, the
> twirlees have spoken..."
>
> --Jerome
>
>
>
>
>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:59:44 -0500
>> From: "Barbara Groh" <barbaragroh at bellsouth.net>
>> To: <callers at sharedweight.net>
>> Subject: [Callers] workshop ideas
>> Message-ID: <5FA24AD8CD704FACAB0B65CA47B4C4AC at Babs>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>>? ? ? ? reply-type=original
>>
>> Hey, y'all,
>>
>> I'm going to be facilitating a "gender-swap" w.s. at Moondance in a few
>> days.? I've never been to a workshop on this topic, and I thought I would
>> solicit ideas from the group.???Has anybody been to (or perhaps led) a
>> gender-swap session????Any gems you can share with me on what worked well
>> or
>> what didn't?
>>
>> Thanks!!
>> Barbara
>>
>> --
>> Jerome Grisanti
>> 660-528-0858
>> http://www.jeromegrisanti.com
>>
>> For the good are always the merry,
>> Save by an evil chance,
>> And the merry love the fiddle
>> And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
>>
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