30 Oct
2015
30 Oct
'15
2:04 a.m.
I facilitate several communities of practice of various kinds around the country, and all
are struggling to find ways to make the virtual communication between face-to-face
meetings vibrant and meaningful. When working through this with my colleagues, I often use
SharedWeight as an example of a really successful virtual community, with only one face
meeting per year that I know of - lunch at Ralph Page - and that not even of all the
members, but lots of meaty, lively, personal, valuable online conversation, enduring over
years.
This discussion about the use of the word “gypsy” totally proves my point!! We ran the
gamut from digging into the painful areas, to exploring academic esoterica, and landed on
a wonderful possible solution. Gyre. I love it! And I can’t wait to try it out next
dance!!
On Oct 29, 2015, at 9:08 PM, Rich Sbardella via
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Martha, gyre is an excellent option,but now we'll have to develop a basic move called
"chortle". It has such a ring to it.
Rich
On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 4:24 PM, Martha Wild via Callers
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Gyre makes me chortle. Could work.
Martha
On Oct 29, 2015, at 12:16 PM, Amy Wimmer via Callers wrote:
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I LOVE that word as a replacement for
"gypsy." It makes absolute sense and conveys the idea of the move perfectly.
-Amy
On Oct 29, 2015, at 9:23 AM, bill fischer via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
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having read volumes of only occasionally interesting thoughts about this subject, i am
delighted to give a powerful second to the suggestion of gyre
the word’s use in the two works cited - two of my favorites - cements its appeal for me
grateful for you!!
cheers
down the road..........
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<http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net> On Oct 29, 2015, at 10:59 AM, Linda Leslie via
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Thanks, Erik for summarizing. It is very helpful to have the list below. I have one other
suggestion to add for consideration for those who wish to make a change in terms. Gyre can
be found in Carol’s “Jabberwocky" and Yeats’ "The Second Coming". It has
the advantage of being one syllable, not used for anything else, and begins with the same
sound as gypsy. Rather capricious, if I do say so myself! My husband Bob Golder, thinks
that this word is even better than gypsy, because the meaning of the word conveys the
movement.
Linda
gyre [jahyuh r] noun
1. a ring or circle.
2. a circular course or motion.
3.
Oceanography. a ringlike system of ocean currents rotating clockwise in the Northern
Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:24 AM, Erik Hoffman via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
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> On the subject of gypsies and language, I've enjoyed reading the myriad comments,
and find myself feeling ambiguous (which I define as feeling very strongly both ways).
And, I know it's been thrashed about and we've a request for acknowledging that we
are unlikely to change any opinions on this. That said:
>
> * I have had this discussion with a number people in the past, about the very strong
negative connotations of the word "Gypsy." Ambivalent as I am, I do think we
should look for a replacement word.
>
> * I thought I'd collect all the words that have been suggested so far (unless I
missed one or two) in one place. Here it is:
> No Hand Turn
> No Hand Allemande (and I do think Allemande comes from "The German,"
a dance)
> Dance Around, or Walk Around
> Face to Face Do Si Do
> Bine (binary stars -- snippet below)
> Nose-to-Nose Do Si Do
> Dance Around - or Dance About
> Orbit Around - or Orbit About
> Loop
> Eddy
> Vortex
> Swirl
> Spiral
> Eyes or "Take Eyes"
> Holding Eyes
> Eyeballs
> Facing
> Maypole
> Hands Off
> Face à Face (facey-face...)
> Right (Left) Shoulder (without the G-word)
> Cyclone (though mentioned with a complaint - too "violent")
>
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