One other thing I had thought about doing in a workshop is to have a
few people in each line with a red ball cap or a particular shirt or
some other identifying mark, and challenge folks in the workshop to
make sure that they're not swapping when they get to those particular
people in the line. At regular dances, I have particular local dancers
that I know don't react well to switching parts -- mostly because it
confuses them -- and I try to switch back when I see them coming. I
also attempt (mostly successfully) to make sure that I don't switch
parts when one of the folks in the next couple is a new dancer. The
partner swing is a nice time to look ahead to see who the next couple
is and quickly switch back if needed.
Jack
At 09:36 AM 9/11/2009, you wrote:
Following up on Mark Galipeau's note:
In a workshop, it may be good to offer a little context on when
gender-role-swapping is appropriate (or inappropriate). For example,
at most
dance weekends your neighbors will welcome or at least understand.
At many
monthly dances, there are neighbors who may become confused either
because
they are new, rigidly devoted to traditional gender roles, or any
number of
other reasons. Some may even try to correct us (if they don't know
us).
Before swapping, I look ahead in the line to be sure that our next
neighbors
will be part of the "game" and not put off by it.
(Mark indicates the idea of there being a time and a place for this,
I
merely offer an additional tip).
--Jerome
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> If the group is alert, what my dance partners and I occasionally
enjoy, is
> memorizing both roles in the dance, then each iteration when there
is a
> swing your partner, we swap gender roles.
> ie: first swing I lead, then the next time we come back to swing
my partner
> immediately takes the lead role and swings me.? Some dances are
challenging
> and if the grey matter is slow, or it is late in the evening this
can really
> snafu the line.
> ?
> Chris Ricciotti has a great web resouce on Gender Free Contra on
this web
> site.
> [1]http://www.lcfd.org/Articles/GFManual/index.html
> ?
> Mark Galipeau
> Queer Contra Dancer
> We swing both ways, and then some.
>
>
>
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Jerome Grisanti
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Save by an evil chance,
And the merry love the fiddle
And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
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