[Callers] Genderless calling

[Jerome Grisanti via Callers]

Amy,

Nice work. This sort of occasion is why I have some dances in my repertoire
that don't have roles of any type, but the cows/chickens approach is clever
and creative.

Jerome



On Monday, July 31, 2017, Cara Sawyer via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> This is THE BEST email strain ever.
>
> On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 6:25 PM, Donald Perley via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','callers at lists.sharedweight.net');>> wrote:
>
>> I think the tags were key.  My worst experiences were when gender is
>> not mentioned, and people have
>> no reminder of which role they are dancing.
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Amy Wimmer via Callers
>> <callers at lists.sharedweight.net
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','callers at lists.sharedweight.net');>> wrote:
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > I recently had the opportunity to call a contra to a group of rank
>> beginners
>> > in a difficult situation: outdoors, on sloping concrete, without
>> > amplification for either myself or the band, to people not expecting a
>> > dance, with a band mostly unfamiliar with either contra or fiddle
>> tunes, who
>> > had no opportunity to practice or choose tunes. It was a staff party
>> with a
>> > barnyard theme. Granted, this particular good of people is accustomed to
>> > being spontaneous and silly at times, most are in their 20's, and it's a
>> > liberal, accepting group.
>> >
>> > The organizers wanted to use the terms "cows" and "chickens" instead of
>> any
>> > other usual terms for dancers. When they arrived at the party each
>> person
>> > chose a name tag with either a cow or a chicken on it. They didn't know
>> it,
>> > but this determined which role they'd play in the dance. I arbitrarily
>> chose
>> > to "put the chicken on the right, because the chicken is always right."
>> (I
>> > keep chickens, and they ARE always right)
>> >
>> > There was not time for much of a lesson, either. It'd have been much
>> easier
>> > if everyone had joined the dance at the beginning. All said, just about
>> > everyone had a really great time, myself included. The band was hyped
>> up to
>> > try another dance evening later in the week, though that never
>> materialized.
>> >
>> > I never mentioned gender in any way. That part just seemed to not
>> matter.
>> > They were dancing with their friends. It didn't matter that they weren't
>> > experts or even very good.
>> >
>> > I was heartened and encouraged to try something like this again, perhaps
>> > with more widely used dancer terms.
>> >
>> > -Amy
>> >
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