1 Jun
2015
1 Jun
'15
1:43 p.m.
Jim - I don't think I am alone in wondering how you managed this without telling the
dancers. I take that to mean you didn't make it gender free by the terminology you
used (jets or whatever) but by the kinds of dances you chose. I'd love to read more
details about what this entailed.
Please share more!
Amy
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Amy(a)calleramy.com
On Jun 1, 2015, at 5:37 AM, Jim Hemphill via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
The recent discussions on this topic inspired me to try an experiment in gender free
calling. Last night I called the contra dance in St. Louis using gender free calling
without telling anyone. The experiment was a great success. I received lots of
positive feedback on the evenings dance. At the break and after the dance I made a point
to ask several dancers, some were callers as well, if they noticed anything different or
unusual about the dances or how I taught them. One person noticed that there were more
dances that included a swing in the center for couple 2 than usual. No one I talked to
noticed that the calls and teaching were gender free.
It took some extra time to construct a fun, diverse 3 hour program, but it is certainly
possible. Re-labeling the dancers is not the only way to call gender free.
If you are interested in the program I used or the larger collection of gender free
dances I chose the program from, send me an email, arcadian35(a)gmail.com.
Thanks,
Jim Hemphill
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