3 Jun
2015
3 Jun
'15
11:58 a.m.
On Wed, Jun 03, 2015, Jim Hemphill via Callers wrote:
I realize that it is much easier on callers to just substitute a label for
ladies and gents on their calling cards. It shifts the burden onto the
dancers who haven't grown up in a genderless dance environment as their
brains translate the label into a term they are used to. Positional
teaching and calling is more challenging for the caller. Not every dance
will lend itself to this technique but I bet with a little thought most
would.
Positional calling is also considerably more difficult for at least some
dancers. My perception is that changing the "gender" label is pretty
easy for most dancers -- at least, I've never seen many people struggling
with it, and I do see people struggling with contra corners (which is the
most common use-case in standard contra dancing).
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