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!

— Jerome Grisanti