2 Sep
2025
2 Sep
'25
9:40 a.m.
I was chatting with a caller mentee about language that gives one dancer
more agency than another, and how to make such choices more neutral (i.e.,
all dancers should have agency).
For example, "larks/gents, raise your partners hand" to initiate a
California twirl. Rather, use "partners, raise your joined hands..."
What other examples have y'all heard in the wild of best (and worst)
practices?
Thanks!
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