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Re: [Callers] tips for teaching dancing the "other" role?

by Mark Pigman via Callers

I frequently roll swap with my partners on Californiatwirls and Petronella twirls as well. However, when I have had neighbors do a longlines partner swap, I have felt abandoned as they discard my hand in the middleof the move. Is there a way execute thisswap without interfering with whole-set connection of long lines? Date:Tue, 5 Jul 2016 18:57:33 -0400 From: Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers >Also, if you find you are teaching to peoplewho are doing well with both >roles,and want to learn when they can switch within a dance other than in >aswing, the easiest places are in Long lines if one is across from your >partner,(do like a hole-in-the wall gypsy), in Long lines, if one is next >toyour partner (add a roll away) and then adding or subtracting a 1/2 turn >in anallemande or do si do w/ partner. Mark PigmanTacoma, WA

8 years, 6 months

Re: [Callers] Grand Square in a contra?

by David Harding via Callers

Hi Luke, thanks for a great weekend. I'm piping up as a dancer who had hoped that you would call a grand square in a contra formation after the discussion here. Tonight I find myself in an analytical frame of mind, thinking about where we stumbled, in the hope that you (and others) will keep calling this dance and have great success with it. I'm from Illinois, but a regular at the two Wisconsin weekends (IndepenDance and Squirrel Moon). The programs tend to be dominated by contras, but with enough squares so most dancers are familiar with the basic concepts. I haven't been keeping count, but it feels as though most weekends include one dance with a grand square, and I felt that there were sufficient dancers on Sunday who knew the grand square figure that we should have been fine. Personally, I struggled to remember which direction to start as we flip-flopped from side to side. I think a lot of us were disoriented that way. Even in a square dance with rotating partners, one role usually stays home and can anchor the orientation. Part of my problem was not (yet) having internalized my identity as part of a right or left couple in a four-facing-four. I don't need to think any more when I'm addressed as a gent (or lady), as a middle or inside or outside. I know when I'm a head or a side. I know where to find my corner wherever I am at the moment. But I don't recall dancing a four-facing-four where the right couples did something different from the left couples. My two cents in the interest of continuous improvement. -Dave Harding On 7/5/2016 12:15 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers wrote: > Thanks John, that does seem like a fun bit to incorporate. > > I ran the Fox Hollow Foibles dance with the Grand Square happening on > the diagonal at IndepenDance in Wisconsin. Folks seemed to have fun > with it, but it was certainly challenging (my sense is that community > doesn't do many squares; Grand or otherwise). > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 5:20 PM, John Sweeney via Callers > <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: > > Of course contra dancers like swinging, so you could try > incorporating this version into a contra dance: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfqC8uVfCUo > > In “Cowboy Dances” (1939) there was also a version with half a > two-hand turn (but they called it a swing!) every time you met > someone. > > Happy dancing, > > John > > John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com > <mailto:john@modernjive.com> 01233 625 362 > http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:Callers@lists.sharedweight.net> > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > > > -- > Luke Donforth > Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com <mailto:Luke.Donev@gmail.com> > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

8 years, 6 months

Re: [Callers] tips for teaching dancing the "other" role?

by Mark Pigman via Callers

Ilove using role-neutral swings, and as Maia suggested, I think they are afabulous teaching tool to correct awkward swings during a lesson. However, I have observed stress indicatorsfrom some dancers newish to role swapping when I have tried using a neutralswing. It seems as though having an asymmetricalswing hold indicates that both parties are in agreement as to who will end upwhere at the end of a swing. Even forregular role swappers, using a neutral swing delays the role decisionconcurrence from the beginning of the swing to the end, possibly making peoplelate to the next move. Mark Pigman Tacoma,WA > Maia McCormick via Callers callers at lists.sharedweight.net >Tue Jul 5 14:06:36 PDT 2016>But, I emphasize that you're both walking (orbuzz-stepping) *forward*, >roughlyaiming at a point over your partner's shoulder. In fact, *the >footworkfor a swing for both roles is exactly the same!!!* A good way to >emphasizethis might be to have participants do a gender-neutral swing >(e.g.right hand on shoulder blade, left hand clasped with partner above >theheads) and then change the hand position into your classic ballroom >swing(perhaps even trying out ballroom position with person A leading, >thenwith person B leading) and noting how the footwork stays the same.

8 years, 6 months

Re: [Callers] tips for teaching dancing the "other" role?

by Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers

:) On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 3:36 PM, Dale Wilson <dale.wilson(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Exactly, it's the hand that confuses me. > On Jul 6, 2016 1:40 PM, "Alexandra Deis-Lauby" <adeislauby(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Left hand? >> >> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Dale Wilson via Callers < >> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >>> When I'm dancing the lady's role the only thing I consciously think >>> about is putting my right and on the Gent's shoulder as we start to swing. >>> If I get that right, everything else seems natural (to me). >>> >>> Dale >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:13 PM, tavi merrill via Callers < >>> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Regarding swing position: With good frame, differences between the >>>> roles in giving weight are slight. But not all dancers are accustomed to >>>> good frame. >>>> >>>> I find a mirrored ballroom hold (both dancers have right hand on the >>>> other's shoulder blade, left hand on the other's shoulder) offers several >>>> advantages: >>>> - In general, it's a good hold for dancers to know as it saves >>>> space in crowded halls. >>>> - It facilitates spinning out from a swing, useful when dancers >>>> encounter "string of swings" choreography >>>> - It allows both dancers to experience both sides of good frame >>>> The one challenge is that dancers need to remember which side they are >>>> ending the swing on, as it removes "pointer hands" from the equation. >>>> >>>> This a bit of a tangent, but related to the chain: If we just called >>>> gents chains (by either hand! the courtesy turn for a left-hand chain isn't >>>> REALLY that complicated, folks) more often, role differences WRT chain >>>> would be a moot issue, and both roles would be better equipped to >>>> understand/offer/ask/decline flourishes. All for the effort of teaching one >>>> move well, one move that's out there in good choreography waiting to be >>>> used. >>>> >>>> Susan, I'm assuming this workshop is at a gender-free series, but >>>> geared to encourage attendance by dancers who aren't yet accustomed to >>>> gender-free dance? Having danced both roles widely and called a bit of >>>> gender-free, I'd be happy to chat by phone or IM. Feel free to ping me on >>>> facebook - Tavi Merrill >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7/5/2016 11:32 AM, Susan Pleck via Callers wrote: >>>>> > Hi folks, >>>>> > >>>>> > I'm to lead a workshop/extended intro lesson at a local dance this >>>>> > Saturday on gender-free dancing/dancing the "other" role/switching >>>>> > roles. Not having done this before, I'd appreciate any thoughts or >>>>> > advice about what this should include. For the gender-free aspect, >>>>> > I'm not sure there's much to discuss, really; ir'd be more just >>>>> giving >>>>> > dancers a chance to practice responding to different terms. For >>>>> > dancing the other role, though, what points of emphasis do you think >>>>> > would be most useful? Two that come to mind are swing >>>>> > positioning/giving weight, and figures such as a chain where the >>>>> > actions of the two roles are different. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Callers mailing list >>>> Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net >>>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Turn Observation into Data. Turn Data into Information >>> <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Information>. Turn Information into >>> Knowledge. Turn Knowledge into Wisdom. Turn Wisdom into Beauty. Turn Beauty >>> into Love . >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net >>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >>> >>> >>

8 years, 6 months

Re: [Callers] tips for teaching dancing the "other" role?

by Dale Wilson via Callers

Exactly, it's the hand that confuses me. On Jul 6, 2016 1:40 PM, "Alexandra Deis-Lauby" <adeislauby(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Left hand? > > On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Dale Wilson via Callers < > callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> When I'm dancing the lady's role the only thing I consciously think about >> is putting my right and on the Gent's shoulder as we start to swing. If I >> get that right, everything else seems natural (to me). >> >> Dale >> >> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:13 PM, tavi merrill via Callers < >> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >>> Regarding swing position: With good frame, differences between the roles >>> in giving weight are slight. But not all dancers are accustomed to good >>> frame. >>> >>> I find a mirrored ballroom hold (both dancers have right hand on the >>> other's shoulder blade, left hand on the other's shoulder) offers several >>> advantages: >>> - In general, it's a good hold for dancers to know as it saves >>> space in crowded halls. >>> - It facilitates spinning out from a swing, useful when dancers >>> encounter "string of swings" choreography >>> - It allows both dancers to experience both sides of good frame >>> The one challenge is that dancers need to remember which side they are >>> ending the swing on, as it removes "pointer hands" from the equation. >>> >>> This a bit of a tangent, but related to the chain: If we just called >>> gents chains (by either hand! the courtesy turn for a left-hand chain isn't >>> REALLY that complicated, folks) more often, role differences WRT chain >>> would be a moot issue, and both roles would be better equipped to >>> understand/offer/ask/decline flourishes. All for the effort of teaching one >>> move well, one move that's out there in good choreography waiting to be >>> used. >>> >>> Susan, I'm assuming this workshop is at a gender-free series, but geared >>> to encourage attendance by dancers who aren't yet accustomed to gender-free >>> dance? Having danced both roles widely and called a bit of gender-free, I'd >>> be happy to chat by phone or IM. Feel free to ping me on facebook - Tavi >>> Merrill >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7/5/2016 11:32 AM, Susan Pleck via Callers wrote: >>>> > Hi folks, >>>> > >>>> > I'm to lead a workshop/extended intro lesson at a local dance this >>>> > Saturday on gender-free dancing/dancing the "other" role/switching >>>> > roles. Not having done this before, I'd appreciate any thoughts or >>>> > advice about what this should include. For the gender-free aspect, >>>> > I'm not sure there's much to discuss, really; ir'd be more just giving >>>> > dancers a chance to practice responding to different terms. For >>>> > dancing the other role, though, what points of emphasis do you think >>>> > would be most useful? Two that come to mind are swing >>>> > positioning/giving weight, and figures such as a chain where the >>>> > actions of the two roles are different. >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net >>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Turn Observation into Data. Turn Data into Information >> <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Information>. Turn Information into >> Knowledge. Turn Knowledge into Wisdom. Turn Wisdom into Beauty. Turn Beauty >> into Love . >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> >> >

8 years, 6 months

Re: [Callers] tips for teaching dancing the "other" role?

by Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers

Left hand? On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Dale Wilson via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > When I'm dancing the lady's role the only thing I consciously think about > is putting my right and on the Gent's shoulder as we start to swing. If I > get that right, everything else seems natural (to me). > > Dale > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:13 PM, tavi merrill via Callers < > callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Regarding swing position: With good frame, differences between the roles >> in giving weight are slight. But not all dancers are accustomed to good >> frame. >> >> I find a mirrored ballroom hold (both dancers have right hand on the >> other's shoulder blade, left hand on the other's shoulder) offers several >> advantages: >> - In general, it's a good hold for dancers to know as it saves >> space in crowded halls. >> - It facilitates spinning out from a swing, useful when dancers >> encounter "string of swings" choreography >> - It allows both dancers to experience both sides of good frame >> The one challenge is that dancers need to remember which side they are >> ending the swing on, as it removes "pointer hands" from the equation. >> >> This a bit of a tangent, but related to the chain: If we just called >> gents chains (by either hand! the courtesy turn for a left-hand chain isn't >> REALLY that complicated, folks) more often, role differences WRT chain >> would be a moot issue, and both roles would be better equipped to >> understand/offer/ask/decline flourishes. All for the effort of teaching one >> move well, one move that's out there in good choreography waiting to be >> used. >> >> Susan, I'm assuming this workshop is at a gender-free series, but geared >> to encourage attendance by dancers who aren't yet accustomed to gender-free >> dance? Having danced both roles widely and called a bit of gender-free, I'd >> be happy to chat by phone or IM. Feel free to ping me on facebook - Tavi >> Merrill >> >> >> >> On 7/5/2016 11:32 AM, Susan Pleck via Callers wrote: >>> > Hi folks, >>> > >>> > I'm to lead a workshop/extended intro lesson at a local dance this >>> > Saturday on gender-free dancing/dancing the "other" role/switching >>> > roles. Not having done this before, I'd appreciate any thoughts or >>> > advice about what this should include. For the gender-free aspect, >>> > I'm not sure there's much to discuss, really; ir'd be more just giving >>> > dancers a chance to practice responding to different terms. For >>> > dancing the other role, though, what points of emphasis do you think >>> > would be most useful? Two that come to mind are swing >>> > positioning/giving weight, and figures such as a chain where the >>> > actions of the two roles are different. >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> >> > > > -- > Turn Observation into Data. Turn Data into Information > <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Information>. Turn Information into > Knowledge. Turn Knowledge into Wisdom. Turn Wisdom into Beauty. Turn Beauty > into Love . > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >

8 years, 6 months

Re: [Callers] tips for teaching dancing the "other" role?

by Dale Wilson via Callers

When I'm dancing the lady's role the only thing I consciously think about is putting my right and on the Gent's shoulder as we start to swing. If I get that right, everything else seems natural (to me). Dale On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:13 PM, tavi merrill via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Regarding swing position: With good frame, differences between the roles > in giving weight are slight. But not all dancers are accustomed to good > frame. > > I find a mirrored ballroom hold (both dancers have right hand on the > other's shoulder blade, left hand on the other's shoulder) offers several > advantages: > - In general, it's a good hold for dancers to know as it saves > space in crowded halls. > - It facilitates spinning out from a swing, useful when dancers > encounter "string of swings" choreography > - It allows both dancers to experience both sides of good frame > The one challenge is that dancers need to remember which side they are > ending the swing on, as it removes "pointer hands" from the equation. > > This a bit of a tangent, but related to the chain: If we just called gents > chains (by either hand! the courtesy turn for a left-hand chain isn't > REALLY that complicated, folks) more often, role differences WRT chain > would be a moot issue, and both roles would be better equipped to > understand/offer/ask/decline flourishes. All for the effort of teaching one > move well, one move that's out there in good choreography waiting to be > used. > > Susan, I'm assuming this workshop is at a gender-free series, but geared > to encourage attendance by dancers who aren't yet accustomed to gender-free > dance? Having danced both roles widely and called a bit of gender-free, I'd > be happy to chat by phone or IM. Feel free to ping me on facebook - Tavi > Merrill > > > > On 7/5/2016 11:32 AM, Susan Pleck via Callers wrote: >> > Hi folks, >> > >> > I'm to lead a workshop/extended intro lesson at a local dance this >> > Saturday on gender-free dancing/dancing the "other" role/switching >> > roles. Not having done this before, I'd appreciate any thoughts or >> > advice about what this should include. For the gender-free aspect, >> > I'm not sure there's much to discuss, really; ir'd be more just giving >> > dancers a chance to practice responding to different terms. For >> > dancing the other role, though, what points of emphasis do you think >> > would be most useful? Two that come to mind are swing >> > positioning/giving weight, and figures such as a chain where the >> > actions of the two roles are different. >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > -- Turn Observation into Data. Turn Data into Information <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Information>. Turn Information into Knowledge. Turn Knowledge into Wisdom. Turn Wisdom into Beauty. Turn Beauty into Love .

8 years, 6 months

Re: [Callers] tips for teaching dancing the "other" role?

by tavi merrill via Callers

Regarding swing position: With good frame, differences between the roles in giving weight are slight. But not all dancers are accustomed to good frame. I find a mirrored ballroom hold (both dancers have right hand on the other's shoulder blade, left hand on the other's shoulder) offers several advantages: - In general, it's a good hold for dancers to know as it saves space in crowded halls. - It facilitates spinning out from a swing, useful when dancers encounter "string of swings" choreography - It allows both dancers to experience both sides of good frame The one challenge is that dancers need to remember which side they are ending the swing on, as it removes "pointer hands" from the equation. This a bit of a tangent, but related to the chain: If we just called gents chains (by either hand! the courtesy turn for a left-hand chain isn't REALLY that complicated, folks) more often, role differences WRT chain would be a moot issue, and both roles would be better equipped to understand/offer/ask/decline flourishes. All for the effort of teaching one move well, one move that's out there in good choreography waiting to be used. Susan, I'm assuming this workshop is at a gender-free series, but geared to encourage attendance by dancers who aren't yet accustomed to gender-free dance? Having danced both roles widely and called a bit of gender-free, I'd be happy to chat by phone or IM. Feel free to ping me on facebook - Tavi Merrill On 7/5/2016 11:32 AM, Susan Pleck via Callers wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > I'm to lead a workshop/extended intro lesson at a local dance this > > Saturday on gender-free dancing/dancing the "other" role/switching > > roles. Not having done this before, I'd appreciate any thoughts or > > advice about what this should include. For the gender-free aspect, > > I'm not sure there's much to discuss, really; ir'd be more just giving > > dancers a chance to practice responding to different terms. For > > dancing the other role, though, what points of emphasis do you think > > would be most useful? Two that come to mind are swing > > positioning/giving weight, and figures such as a chain where the > > actions of the two roles are different. > >

8 years, 6 months

Re: [Callers] tips for teaching dancing the "other" role?

by Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers

Everything Maia said! Also, if you find you are teaching to people who are doing well with both roles, and want to learn when they can switch within a dance other than in a swing, the easiest places are in Long lines if one is across from your partner, (do like a hole-in-the wall gypsy), in Long lines, if one is next to your partner (add a roll away) and then adding or subtracting a 1/2 turn in an allemande or do si do w/ partner. I would also remind dancers that all flourishes are offers and should feel like offers, and dancers should talk about flourishes with their partner and whether or not they would like any. Have fun! A On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 5:06 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I find that a lot of people who have danced mostly the gent's role, when > they start dancing the lady's role, think that when they swing, they're > supposed to go backwards or sorta sideways... I mean, hell, a lot of people > think that's how a lady swings when they first start dancing that role! > But, I emphasize that you're both walking (or buzz-stepping) *forward*, > roughly aiming at a point over your partner's shoulder. In fact, *the > footwork for a swing for both roles is exactly the same!!!* A good way to > emphasize this might be to have participants do a gender-neutral swing > (e.g. right hand on shoulder blade, left hand clasped with partner above > the heads) and then change the hand position into your classic ballroom > swing (perhaps even trying out ballroom position with person A leading, > then with person B leading) and noting how the footwork stays the same. > > Ending the swing on the opposite side also takes some getting used to. > Instead of emphasizing which role ends where ("gent ends on the left... oh > god, am I the gent??"), I find it useful to talk about ending the swing > with the "pointy end" pointing in the direction you want to be facing, and > releasing from there--works for both roles, so no scrambling to remember > what role you're dancing and what side you're supposed to end up on. > > You might lean towards selecting dances where tricky gendered stuff (e.g. > the courtesy turn, which many people will be learning for the first time in > their new role) happens with a neighbor. If it happens that you and your > partner are both confused about how to do a courtesy turn in your new role > and the only courtesy turns happen with your partner, you're not going to > get any help. > > Lastly (and this is something that I urge allllll you folks on the > listserv to do, even if you're not calling specifically gender-neutral > dances): use gender-neutral language to describe the roles! I find this > every effective for breaking down role gender expectations, even if the > role names themselves are gendered. So rather than "gents, take that > neighbor lady and scoop her around in a courtesy turn", say, "scoop *them* around > in a courtesy turn". > > Good luck! Let us know how it goes, and what did or didn't work well! > > Cheers, > Maia > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Chris Page via Callers < > callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> One subtle thing that's different is progression instincts -- typically >> men's >> role progress on the left, women's on the right. (Like with a final B2 >> of circle left 3/4, pass through). >> >> >> The few times I've had everyone do a gender swap, I've gone with the >> dance "Bicoastal Contra" by Pete Campbell. >> >> >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.net/2008-April… >> >> Two swings, one courtesy turn, a men's allemande, fairly simple >> choreography -- and neither swing need end with the correct person on >> the right. >> >> -Chris Page >> San Diego, CA >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Susan Pleck via Callers >> <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> > Hi folks, >> > >> > I'm to lead a workshop/extended intro lesson at a local dance this >> Saturday >> > on gender-free dancing/dancing the "other" role/switching roles. Not >> having >> > done this before, I'd appreciate any thoughts or advice about what this >> > should include. For the gender-free aspect, I'm not sure there's much >> to >> > discuss, really; ir'd be more just giving dancers a chance to practice >> > responding to different terms. For dancing the other role, though, what >> > points of emphasis do you think would be most useful? Two that come to >> mind >> > are swing positioning/giving weight, and figures such as a chain where >> the >> > actions of the two roles are different. >> > >> > thank you! >> > Susan Pleck >> > Oakland, CA >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >

8 years, 6 months

[Callers] tips for teaching dancing the "other" role?

by Susan Pleck via Callers

Hi folks, I'm to lead a workshop/extended intro lesson at a local dance this Saturday on gender-free dancing/dancing the "other" role/switching roles. Not having done this before, I'd appreciate any thoughts or advice about what this should include. For the gender-free aspect, I'm not sure there's much to discuss, really; ir'd be more just giving dancers a chance to practice responding to different terms. For dancing the other role, though, what points of emphasis do you think would be most useful? Two that come to mind are swing positioning/giving weight, and figures such as a chain where the actions of the two roles are different. thank you!Susan PleckOakland, CA

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