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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Oh yea,,,,,,, I sure have and have also had dancers
come to me to complain about it too!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Here's my advice ,,,,,,,,,, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>First,,,,, if a gentle comment to that dancer, such as
'take it easy please' doesn't work, then,,,,,,,,,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Look them straight in the eye... say "OW that hurts !!"
(so only they can hear it),,,,,,,,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>and if that doesn't get their attention, increase the
volume of your voice so others hear it too.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Often the first one does it, but not always, so step up
your 'voice' until they get the message!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>As a Caller, it's one key area that I focus on from 'day
1' and keep on 'harping' (if I have to),</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>with both 'new' & experienced dancers. If any
dancer has arthritis in their hands it's MIGHTY</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>painful dancing with 'rough' dancer hand contact, and
totally avoidable if <U>everyone</U> is being</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>considerate of each other! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Perhaps you may need to talk to your Caller & perhaps
have him/her have a </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>general 'pep talk' to the assembled dancers about being
'considerate of other dancers'.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Rounded MT Bold"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Geoff Clarke,<BR>Carleton Place,
Ontario,<BR>Canada<BR>Web: <A
href="http://callerg.squaresandrounds.com">http://callerg.squaresandrounds.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=M0220sr@aol.com href="mailto:M0220sr@aol.com">M0220sr@aol.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Squaredancing@rbnsn.com
href="mailto:Squaredancing@rbnsn.com">Squaredancing@rbnsn.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 19, 2006 2:18
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Squaredancing] [Arm Wrestling
Anyone?]</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0
face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="12"><BR>Dancers:<BR><BR>Have you ever been in a square where there is
one dancer who insists on having an arm wrestle with you every time you do a
movement like Swing Thru or Spin the Top, Spin Chain, etc? You can't
just make connection in any of the standard (forearm, handsup/down, hand, tap
holds) ways without him/her pushing your arm back as if to say, "I'm the
dominant dancer here, move out of my way."<BR><BR>Why do some dancers feel
that they have to manhandle others through the whole tip?<BR><BR>Any ideas as
to what to do with someone you know is going to be very rough in wave-like
formation figures?<BR><BR>R. S. Matthews<BR></FONT>
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