[Organizers] Re: Current use of terms

There are only 49 dances on Jeff's list, so I went to each website and took a quick look around. Of the dances that are still clearly running and list the terms they use on their website (somewhere I could find it), the overwhelming majority use Larks+Robins. The only other terms with any representation are Larks+Ravens and one mention of positional calling. "Not mentioned" means they don't say what role terms are used in a place I could find (even if they say it's gender-free etc -- some don't even say that much). "Not running?" means it appears the series is no longer putting on dances, or still on hiatus from the pandemic. If they are holding dances, the website is out of date. This of course misses dances that are not in or up to date on Jeff's list. Amherst MA: http://amherstcontra.org Not mentioned (‘what is contra’ page mentions gents+ladies but it seems to be a general description not specific to this dance) Amherst MA: https://engage.hampshire.edu/organization/contradancecollective Not running? Arden DE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ardencontra/ "Arden uses gender-free role terms (usually larks and robins, and sometimes positional calling.)" Belfast ME: http://www.belfastflyingshoes.org/ Larks+Robins Berkeley CA: http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/ Larks+Robins Blacksburg VA: https://gobblerconnect.vt.edu/organization/contrafolk Private site Blacksburg VA: https://www.facebook.com/ContraFolkVT/ Not running? Was Larks+Ravens Brooklyn NY: http://www.brooklyncontra.org/ Not mentioned Cambridge MA: http://www.bidadance.org/ Larks+Robins Carrboro NC: http://firstsaturdaycontra.com/ “callers will use the terms Larks and Ravens (or Robins)” Charlottesville VA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/984316375582303/ Larks+Robins Chicago IL: https://www.facebook.com/QueerContraChicago/ Larks+Robins? Their "about" description mentions both Ravens and Robins, so probably this is an editing oversight: “Instead of gender roles, dancers choose whether to dance the Lark role or the Raven role. One role extends their Left arm for the ballroom swing and stands on the Left at the end of it (it's the Lark!) The Robin extends their Right arm for that swing and ends it standing on the Right.” Cincinnati OH: https://www.facebook.com/GFCinci/ Not running? Concord MA: http://mondaycontras.com/ Larks+Robins Concord MA: http://www.neffa.org/Thurs.html Larks+Robins Denver CO: http://www.cfootmad.org Not mentioned Edinburgh Scotland: https://www.facebook.com/EdinburghContra/ Larks+Robins Glen Echo MD: https://www.facebook.com/ContraSonic/ Not running? Halifax Canada: https://www.facebook.com/HalifaxContraDances/ Larks+Ravens They seem to have a new website too: https://www.halifaxcontra.ca/ Hayward CA: https://sfbaycontra.org/ Not mentioned Jamaica Plain MA: http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ Larks+Robins Los Angeles CA: http://www.caldancecoop.org/california-twirl/ Not mentioned Milwaukee WI: https://www.mkecontra.org/ Not mentioned Minneapolis MN: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twincitiesqueercontra Larks+Robins Monterey CA: http://montereycontradance.org Not mentioned Montpelier VT: http://capitalcitygrange.org/dancing/contradancing/ Not mentioned Montreal Canada: http://www.contramontreal.org/ Larks+Robins New York NY: http://cdny.org/ Larks+Robins (in the caller info page) New York NY: http://www.villagecontra.org Not running? (Was Larks+Robins) Northampton MA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1311451995547490/ Larks+Robins Oakland CA: http://www.queercontradance.org/circleleft.html Larks+Robins Oberlin OH: https://www2.oberlin.edu/stuorg/contra/ Not running? (Was Larks+Ravens 2017-2019) Olympia WA: https://oly-wa.us/southbaygrange/contra.php Larks+Robins (but listed per dance as if it could change) Orlando FL: https://contraknights.org/ Not mentioned Petaluma CA: http://www.nbcds.org/ Not mentioned Portland ME: http://portlandintowncontradance.com/ Not running? Portland ME: https://www.commonfloorcontra.dance/ Larks+Robins Portland OR: http://contraremix.com/ Larks+Robins Portland OR: https://portlandcountrydance.org/pdxcontra-info/ Not mentioned Providence RI: https://www.facebook.com/ProvidenceCommunityDance/ Private site Sacramento CA: http://www.sactocds.org/ Not mentioned San Jose CA: http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/san_jose/ Not running? (Was Larks+Robins) Santa Cruz CA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/contrasantacruz/ "usually using gender neutral role terms (Larks / Robins)." Seattle WA: http://seattledance.org/contra/emeraldcity Larks+Robins Seattle WA: http://seattledance.org/contra/lakecity Larks+Robins Stillwater OK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/acontraaffair/ Not running? Swarthmore PA: https://thepac.center/events/contra-dance-2023-02-14 Not mentioned Toronto Canada: http://www.tcdance.org/ Larks+Robins Warren RI: https://www.facebook.com/eastbaycontradance.net/ Not running? The Facebook page says it's "closed" and posting seems to have been taken over by Worcester, a more gendered dance (“If there is an excess of one gender, it is customary for women to dance men's parts (and vice versa)”) On Wed, 2023-03-08 at 17:32 -0500, Jeff Kaufman via Organizers wrote: _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list -- organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net