[Callers] Another approach to Gender Free calling

[Aahz Maruch via Callers]

On Wed, Jun 03, 2015, Jim Hemphill via Callers wrote:
>
> I realize that it is much easier on callers to just substitute a label  for
> ladies and gents on their calling cards.  It shifts the burden onto the
> dancers who haven't grown up in a genderless dance environment as their
> brains translate the label into a term they are used to.   Positional
> teaching and calling is more challenging for the caller.  Not every dance
> will lend itself to this technique but I bet with a little thought most
> would.

Positional calling is also considerably more difficult for at least some
dancers.  My perception is that changing the "gender" label is pretty
easy for most dancers -- at least, I've never seen many people struggling
with it, and I do see people struggling with contra corners (which is the
most common use-case in standard contra dancing).
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