30 Oct
2023
30 Oct
'23
2:58 p.m.
TBF, the couple of dances who book me and are caller's choice on role names ask me to
make the choice in advance and announce it on the calendar, which I think fulfills the
requirement.
For the contra I'm an organizer for - Palo Alto - our default since our return from
the pandemic is larks and robins but we say "yes" if callers say they want to
do positional and we don't usually announce *that*. If no role name is used I
don't think we have to announce what role name we're not using.
-- Alan
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From: Don Veino via Organizers <organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2023 12:25 PM
To: Lisa Marie Lunt
Cc: organizers shared weight
Subject: [Organizers] Re: Dance Policy Decisions (e.g.: roles) Was: Attracting young
dancers
Thanks for the support, Lisa. Of course, I'm just one opinion on this subject, but it
comes from experience on both sides. My primary concern is actually for the dancers -
I'll quote a bit I wrote to an off-list reply:
My point is: being unclear about what dancers should expect on such a contentious issue,
before they arrive at the dance, will ensure that somebody is surprised/ disappointed/
angry when the decision is made "on the fly" - I've seen dancers storm off
the floor in such situations. It's unfair to stick the caller in such a charged
situation from the start. But more importantly, it's unfair to the dancers who may be
traveling a distance for anticipated fun. And, ultimately, the organizers end up having to
deal with resultant issues anyway - in my opinion it's better to just address it up
front.
-Don
On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 12:30 AM Lisa Marie Lunt
<lisalunt@gmail.com<mailto:lisalunt@gmail.com>> wrote:
I think it's important to listen to what Don Veino just wrote. Don is both a caller
and organizer. It's not fair to put the responsibility for choosing role names on the
callers. It's the organizers' responsibility to make decisions about our dances.
Lisa Lunt
She/her
Jamaica Plain (Boston) Gender Free Contra Dance
On Sun, Oct 29, 2023, 4:17 PM Don Veino via Organizers
<organizers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:organizers@lists.sharedweight.net>>
wrote:
As a caller and organizer, this is a hot button topic for me.
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