I could not agree more. Very well stated. 
Thanks Chrissy,

Joyce Miller

On Jan 1, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Chrissy Fowler <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> I disagree re. lead and follow being the most accurate.  I don't think of it 
> as residual baggage, but merely inaccuracy.  In my experience, there just 
> isn't a leader and follower dynamic in contradancing.  Not the way that there 
> is in other forms of partnered dance.  Or that there historically may have 
> been in contra or its related genres.
> 
> It does seem that some women dancers depend on leadership from the gent role, 
> and some men dancers feel pressure to direct the non-gent role dancers.  But 
> I don't think there's any lead/follow component inherent in the contra dance 
> form.
> 
> All my opinion,
> Chrissy Fowler
> 
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