<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">There’s also mine, written with a more explicit intention of explaining it to callers who aren’t used to it.<div class=""><a href="http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html" class="">http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html</a></div><br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
<div class=""><div class="">Read Weaver</div><div class="">Jamaica Plain, MA</div><div class=""><a href="http://lcfd.org" class="">http://lcfd.org</a></div></div>
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 1, 2015, at 12:51 PM, Linda Leslie via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net" class="">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">In an earlier email, David Casserly shared the following link, which defines the approach very, very well!<div class=""><a href="http://heatherandrose.org/terms.shtml" class="">http://heatherandrose.org/terms.shtml</a></div><div class="">Linda</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div class="">On Jun 1, 2015, at 12:37 PM, Perry Shafran <<a href="mailto:pshaf@yahoo.com" class="">pshaf@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" class=""><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433169790832_72467" dir="ltr" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433169790832_72468" class="">It would help tremendously if we could have a discussion on what "global terminology" is and an example of choreography that is called with such terminology. The concept is one I have not heard of before.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433169790832_72467" dir="ltr" class=""><span class=""><br class=""></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433169790832_72467" dir="ltr" class=""><span class="">Perry</span></div><br class=""> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433169790832_72507" class=""> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433169790832_72506" class=""> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433169790832_72505" class=""> <hr size="1" class=""> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433169790832_72510" class=""> <b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class="">From:</span></b> Linda Leslie via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net" class="">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>><br class=""> <b class=""><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="">To:</span></b> Andrea Nettleton <<a href="mailto:twirly-girl@bellsouth.net" class="">twirly-girl@bellsouth.net</a>> <br class=""><b class=""><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="">Cc:</span></b> Caller's discussion list <<a href="mailto:callers@sharedweight.net" class="">callers@sharedweight.net</a>> <br class=""> <b class=""><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="">Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 1, 2015 10:33 AM<br class=""> <b class=""><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="">Subject:</span></b> [Callers] Global terminology in contra dances<br class=""> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433169790832_72513"><br class=""><div id="yiv8317509591" class=""><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433169790832_72512" class="">In Jamaica Plain, MA, the ECD dancers use Window Wall and Clock Wall, rather than left/right file. It is different global terminology, but works very well. I don’t know the history of why these words were chosen, but I could probably find out. The dancers also line up without identifying a partner, as discussed at Brooke’s site. This tradition is really quite lovely. I have had the opportunity to call this dance many times, so the terminology is very second nature to me.<div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class="">For me, the major challenge with incorporating global language into contra dances has to do with ending the swing. So many contra dances depend on the dancers having learned that the lady/lark/barearm/ruby/right file end on the right. </div><div class="">How do we help completely new dancers learn this? </div><div class="">Do we say “swing your Neighbor and change places”? Swing your Partner and change places”? </div><div class="">I recognize that experienced dancers will know this instinctively; just as many dancers line up and automatically form improper lines at many contra dances. </div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class="">But I am curious about how callers out there see us helping the new folks, without using any role language at all.</div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class="">Thanks!</div><div class="">Linda</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>