[Callers] Role term survey responses

[Jeff Kaufman via Callers]

I danced email ECD to Jets/Rubies once, I belive at YDW 2014.

On Feb 13, 2017 1:38 AM, "Read Weaver via Callers" <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> As far as I know, all of the ongoing gender-free English country dances
> use a different system, “global terminology.” It’s based on current
> position rather than role, and so doesn’t have to use a substitute for
> gents/ladies. There are a small number of dances for which it’s awkward,
> though I’ve had callers present me with something they couldn’t figure out
> the global terminology for and I’ve usually been able to, usually resulting
> in easier teaching and calling than the gendered version. There was one
> ongoing contra dance decades ago that used a similar system.
> Two discussions of the terminology: http://heatherandrose.org/about.shtml
>  and http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html
> and an experience from quite a while back: http://www.
> henryandjacqui.com/Essays/GenderFree.htm
>
> Read Weaver
> Jamaica Plain, MA
> http://lcfd.org
>
> On Feb 12, 2017, at 5:59 PM, P. Campbell via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> ...
> Do you know if the ECD world is going through these issues?
> ...
> Patricia Campbell
> Newtown, CT
>
>
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