On Wed, Apr 10, 2013, Janet Bertog wrote: > > One of the problems with same-gender swings in the ballroom position is the > awkward moment of who does what role. Especially when this is being done > with someone who was not selected as a partner, this can be awkward and make > people uncomfortable, irregardless of homophobia or not. Anyone who knows > me knows that I am not homophobic but being forced into a same-gender swing > annoys me just because you have to negotiate in a split second who will do > what how.
That's simple: if the dance includes a same-sex swing, the caller should specify the default, whether it's a symmetrical form or telling people that 2's take the follower role or something else. Otherwise, in the context of gender-swapping, the default should be that people dance as the gender they're swapping to. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html
