30 Oct
2023
30 Oct
'23
9:54 p.m.
I want to highlight what David is saying, here.
I think it's a different standard to gauge by when a community is _trying
out_ new terms. While I agree a long-term "caller's choice" doesn't
best
serve a community, I do think that a transition / trial period does make
sense. And as long as terms are published in advance, why not?
Best regards,
Julian Blechner
On Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 5:41 PM David Kirchner via Organizers <
organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I call in a community where the majority of callers
use ladies/gents
terminology, and I am pushing the envelope by using positional calling. We
also have a caller who occasionally visits from elsewhere who routinely
uses larks/robins and probably would choose not to come at all if they had
to use ladies/gents. I think Don's point makes sense in communities where
this has been a contentious issue. But here, nearly all dancers seem to be
willing to roll with whatever as long as the calling is good quality.
Organizers stepping in and making an across-the-board decision that
enforces terminology would probably stifle the process of innovation,
rather than encouraging it.
David
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