Re: [Callers] Gender free dances

On 02/Dec/10 10:02, susie rudder wrote: snip Haven't, yet. These folks dance ECD & SCD, may find some of their terminology useful. - Gender Free dance terminology - Heather and Rose Country Dancers http://heatherandrose.org/terms.shtml A bit more in About Us. --- Seattle has started a Rainbow Contra, now at third monthly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhdtBIEEGaw Listening to Amy & Tom Wimmer call, it doesn't seem it need be too difficult. I like the idea of coding some of one's dance directions for what one wants to say rather than having to initially remember to translate it on the fly. You might write them for ideas, via Judy @ the Rainbow Contra page or via Emerald City Contra. http://seattledance.org/contra --- While this 1999 article supports the Bare & Bands http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/features/99/09/16/DANCING.html I'd agree that I'd feel uncomfortable using physical tags, and names going with that, for all the reasons mentioned thus far. Also I'd wish to avoid words I'd be more likely to stumble over or not have heard and interpreted well. Cari Ravitz has some thoughts on "mushy" words. http://ravitz.us/dance/call.php#2 A more optimal selection may yet be discovered, maybe here. For now I'd probably select Lead & Follow. Cheers, JD ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1170 / Virus Database: 426/3293 - Release Date: 12/02/10