20 Jul
2017
20 Jul
'17
2:03 p.m.
As long as I have danced (since 1947) Taw has been the man's partner and,
to my knowledge, was never derogatory. In my first two years dancing to
Ralph Page and Gene Gowing, I don't believe either used the term. Starting in
1949 I was dancing with Al Brundage who had just returned from Pappy Shaw's
and I believe that was the first that I heard the term Taw.
Jim Mayo
In a message dated 7/20/2017 8:08:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com writes:
What did Taw mean and why is it no longer used? (I seem to remember
seeing something about it being considered derogatory, or is that just my lousy
memory?)