[Callers] Politically Correct?

[Alexandra Deis-Lauby]

Often people don’t speak up. It doesn’t mean they like the language. There aren’t very many dances that actively solicit feedback and even the ones that do don’t get it all the time. There are often callers or phrases that bother me. I very occasionally  tell the callers if they are friends of mine or the organizers if I know them. Otherwise, I just avoid those dances and callers. 

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> On Mar 25, 2018, at 5:48 PM, John Freeman <johnfreem at aol.com> wrote:
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> I have to agree with Tom. The only push back I have ever received was from two female callers I helped get started. This was in the early 90s. I have otherwise never had a complaint about calling singing square dances as they have been traditionally called/sung. 
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> That said, I try to know my crowd before I accept a gig. A so-called politically correct dance would likely not be my cup of whiskey. These days I mostly call “barn dances” and "community dances”.  I have learn to adapt my calls to each crowd. This has worked very well for me.
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> I only call to live music. This is a long-standing personal choice that has certainly cost me many gigs. These days, I cannot expect most bands to know the music for the singing square dances I grew up with.
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> Keep on dancing!
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> John B. Freeman, SFTPOCJ
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