[Callers] Another vote for "jets" and "rubies"

[Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Callers]

I'll echo this viewpoint.  I value the opportunity to go different places
and learn different ways of doing things.  I feel that much more is lost in
uniformity than is gained.

Jacob


On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 9:03 PM, Chet Gray via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> In regards to the present variety in role terminology, I may be fairly
> alone in this opinion, but I hope we never intentionally arrive at a grand
> consensus.
>
> I love that different terms for roles have sprung up in different
> communities, just as I love that so many wonderful terms have sprung up for
> eye-turn/shoulder-turn/spiral. I love hearing "allemande", "hand turn", and
> "hand 'round" in different communities. I love that "dosado" means
> drastically different things in different long-lived community ("square")
> dances. I love that some communities default to hands-across stars while
> others default to wrist-hold stars. I love that there are at least three
> different promenade positions, and each is default in different
> communities. As much as my engineer brain would enjoy it, I hope we never
> have a CALLERLAB to strictly define terminology and steps for contra dances.
>
> — Chet Gray
> dance caller
> Louisville, KY
>  (502) 419-7008 <+1-502-419-7008>
>
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 11:42 AM, Donna Hunt via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm sad to hear that so many groups are using different role terms and
>> such a variety to boot.  Not only do our beginners have to learn a brand
>> new vocabulary (sometimes in a foreign language) and then remember the
>> movement to go with those new words, but now they have to deal with
>> remembering a role that there's no basis for, and that role term changes at
>> different dance locations.  Augh my head hurts just thinking about it.
>>
>> Donna
>>
>
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