Thanks Nick! Since this was an email asking for data, if people would like to email it to me offlist (jeff.t.kaufman(a)gmail.com) or add it to this spreadsheet it might be easier: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UXXbER6N07iiA6Wjc2O6LzZ2i53kDhvJLtz… On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 2:58 PM, Nick Cuccia via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

It’s a one off so far, but a 2nd dance is in the diary and it will hopefully become a regular series. From: Jeff Kaufman [mailto:jeff.t.kaufman@gmail.com] Sent: 25 January 2017 22:49 To: Jeremy Gmail Cc: Caller's discussion list Subject: Re: [Callers] What dance series are using what gender-free terms? Is this for a regular series, or one-off (ONS) dances? On Jan 25, 2017 5:46 PM, "Jeremy Gmail via Callers" <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: I use Mods and Rockers, which meets pretty much all of the various criteria suggested for role identifiers. That's in the UK though - I'm not sure if the word pairing is recognised across the pond. Jeremy -----Original Message----- From: Callers [mailto:callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Kaufman via Callers Sent: 25 January 2017 19:25 To: Caller's discussion list Subject: [Callers] What dance series are using what gender-free terms? I know several dance series use gender-free terms: Jets/Rubies: Portland ME Lead/Follow: Hampshire College, Contradelphia [defunct?] Bands/Bare-arms: JP, Western MA Larks/ Ravens: Circle Left, South Bay Does anyone know of other dances that are gender free, and what terms they use? Jeff _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

I've been meaning to answer but since it doesn't quite fit your spreadsheet I'll just write it here. ContraMontreal has two dance series. Our "Big Dances" rely on guest callers and since the contract (I believe) doesn't say anything about role names they default to Gents/Ladies. But we also have a "Community dances" series that rely on a Callers' collective where we've been using both Gents/Ladies and Jets/Rubies on the same night. We've started having some dances in the evening called in French and we use the translation to Jets/Rubies too, which is conveniently Jais/Rubis. I also have just learned that the Paris, France contradance is using the translation to Leads/Follows (Guideurs/Suiveurs). Now I know we shouldn't choose our preferred dance role names because of their translation ease, but just for kicks, here are the translations: - Gents/Ladies: there is no good translation to Gents, the closest is Monsieurs. Québécois folk uses Hommes/Femmes (Men/Women) or sometimes Hommes/Dames. - Larks/Ravens: Alouettes/Corbeaux - Leads/Follows: Guideurs/Suiveurs (problematic because this is an adjective and is already gendered masculine). Note that in Swing Dancing they translate this as Cavaliers/Cavalières - Jets/Rubies: Jais/Rubis - Bands/Bares: Brassards/Bras Nus - Oaks/Maples: Chênes/Érables - Port/Starboard: Babord/Tribord If you didn't know, every word is gendered in French, even things, which adds a challenge when trying to have a gender-free approach. No convenient singular "They" here, we had to invent a new pronoun! Have a nice day! Marie ContraMontreal On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 7:17 AM, Jeff Kaufman via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: