[Callers] Another approach to Gender Free calling

[Jim Hemphill via Callers]

The recent discussions on this topic inspired me to try an experiment in
gender free calling.  Last night I called the contra dance in St. Louis
using gender free calling without telling anyone.    The experiment was a
great success.  I received lots of  positive feedback on the evenings
dance.  At the break and after the dance I made a point to ask several
dancers, some were callers as well, if they noticed anything different or
unusual about the dances or how I taught them.   One person noticed that
there were more dances that included a swing in the center for couple 2
than usual.  No one I talked to noticed that the calls and teaching were
gender free.

It took some extra time to construct a fun, diverse 3 hour program, but it
is certainly possible.  Re-labeling the dancers is not the only way to call
gender free.

If you are interested in the program I used or the larger collection of
gender free dances I chose the program from, send me an email,
arcadian35 at gmail.com.

Thanks,
Jim Hemphill
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