{"items": [{"author": "Becky", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/notes/jeff-kaufman/monday-may-24-2010-getting-left-out-people-into-a-contra-dance/395170506212/?comment_id=395172336212", "anchor": "fb-395172336212", "service": "fb", "text": "Perhaps you could borrow a term from the dances that have designated people to do this (ie the Glen Echo dance buddies). \"Dance-buddying\" or even \"buddying\" could work...", "timestamp": "1274749918"}, {"author": "Jan", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/notes/jeff-kaufman/monday-may-24-2010-getting-left-out-people-into-a-contra-dance/395170506212/?comment_id=395174011212", "anchor": "fb-395174011212", "service": "fb", "text": "Bravo!! <br>I often just say \"I'm going to look for a newcomer.\" Or \"I'd like to get someone up off the sidelines -- want to join me?\" (They usually decline.) <br>Save me a dance when you're not, uh, bench-clearing.", "timestamp": "1274750242"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/notes/jeff-kaufman/monday-may-24-2010-getting-left-out-people-into-a-contra-dance/395170506212/?comment_id=395197006212", "anchor": "fb-395197006212", "service": "fb", "text": "\"Bench-cleaning\", \"dance-buddying\", \"dance-angeling\" (from elsewhere); hmm.  Maybe there's not already a good term out there.", "timestamp": "1274756117"}, {"author": "Hoss", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/notes/jeff-kaufman/monday-may-24-2010-getting-left-out-people-into-a-contra-dance/395170506212/?comment_id=395372136212", "anchor": "fb-395372136212", "service": "fb", "text": "From personal experience I've found that many dances use the \"angel-ing\" term. Regardless of what you choose to call it, it's cool that you actually do this.", "timestamp": "1274810720"}]}