<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">To clarify, the group of dancers I’ve been working with at Pinewoods has been a mix of older dancers who are new to this terminology as well as younger dancers who have been promoting the change.<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Lisa<div><br>Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Aug 1, 2019, at 5:33 PM, Rich Goss <<a href="mailto:rich@richgoss.com">rich@richgoss.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Lisa, thanks for sharing your observations. </div><div><br></div>Seattle and Portland, OR dances seem to be moving to Larks and Robins as well. My next Portland dance on Aug 24th will be Larks and Robins. Not all dances are gender neutral terms at this point, but we do announce which terms will be used. <br><br><div dir="ltr">Rich</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Aug 1, 2019, at 1:35 PM, Lisa Greenleaf via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Update: today at contra class at Pinewoods I tried Lakes and Rivers. Rivers is not a satisfying or clear word to say for me personally, and the dancers said it got lost over the sound system. They overwhelmingly prefer Larks and Robins. </span></p><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Lisa<div><br></div></div></div></blockquote><style><!--
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