10 Apr
2013
10 Apr
'13
9:39 p.m.
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013, Janet Bertog wrote:
One of the problems with same-gender swings in the ballroom position is the
awkward moment of who does what role. Especially when this is being done
with someone who was not selected as a partner, this can be awkward and make
people uncomfortable, irregardless of homophobia or not. Anyone who knows
me knows that I am not homophobic but being forced into a same-gender swing
annoys me just because you have to negotiate in a split second who will do
what how.
That's simple: if the dance includes a same-sex swing, the caller should
specify the default, whether it's a symmetrical form or telling people
that 2's take the follower role or something else.
Otherwise, in the context of gender-swapping, the default should be that
people dance as the gender they're swapping to.
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