[Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

[Rich Sbardella via Callers]

Martha, gyre is an excellent option,but now we'll have to develop a basic
move called "chortle".  It has such a ring to it.
Rich

On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 4:24 PM, Martha Wild via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Gyre makes me chortle. Could work.
> Martha
>
> On Oct 29, 2015, at 12:16 PM, Amy Wimmer via Callers wrote:
>
> I LOVE that word as a replacement for "gypsy." It makes absolute sense and
> conveys the  idea of the move perfectly.
> -Amy
>
> On Oct 29, 2015, at 9:23 AM, bill fischer via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> blessings linda
>
> having read volumes of only occasionally interesting thoughts about this
> subject, i am delighted to give a powerful second to the suggestion of gyre
> the word’s use in the two works cited - two of my favorites - cements its
> appeal for me
> grateful for you!!
>
> cheers
> down the road..........
> billy fischer
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> On Oct 29, 2015, at 10:59 AM, Linda Leslie via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Erik for summarizing. It is very helpful to have the list below. I
> have one other suggestion to add for consideration for those who wish to
> make a change in terms. Gyre can be found in Carol’s  “Jabberwocky" and
> Yeats’  "The Second Coming". It has the advantage of being one syllable,
> not used for anything else, and begins with the same sound as gypsy. Rather
> capricious, if I do say so myself!  My husband Bob Golder, thinks that this
> word is even better than gypsy, because the meaning of the word conveys the
> movement.
> Linda
>
> gyre   [jahyuh r]  noun
>
>
>        1.  a ring or circle.
> 2. a circular course or motion.
>        3.
> Oceanography. a ringlike system of ocean currents rotating clockwise in
> the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
>
>
> On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:24 AM, Erik Hoffman via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> On the subject of gypsies and language, I've enjoyed reading the myriad
> comments, and find myself feeling ambiguous (which I define as feeling very
> strongly both ways). And, I know it's been thrashed about and we've a
> request for acknowledging that we are unlikely to change any opinions on
> this. That said:
>
> * I have had this discussion with a number people in the past, about the
> very strong negative connotations of the word "Gypsy." Ambivalent as I am,
> I do think we should look for a replacement word.
>
> * I thought I'd collect all the words that have been suggested so far
> (unless I missed one or two) in one place. Here it is:
>        No Hand Turn
>        No Hand Allemande (and I do think Allemande comes from "The
> German," a dance)
>        Dance Around, or Walk Around
>        Face to Face Do Si Do
>        Bine (binary stars -- snippet below)
>        Nose-to-Nose Do Si Do
>        Dance Around - or Dance About
>        Orbit Around - or Orbit About
>        Loop
>        Eddy
>        Vortex
>        Swirl
>        Spiral
>        Eyes or "Take Eyes"
>        Holding Eyes
>        Eyeballs
>        Facing
>        Maypole
>        Hands Off
>        Face à Face (facey-face...)
>        Right (Left) Shoulder (without the G-word)
>        Cyclone (though mentioned with a complaint - too "violent")
>
>
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