East coast GF English, to the extent it does anything specific, does left up/right down. West coast does right up/left down. http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html <http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html>
(I think it’s a really good idea, btw, to avoid the jet = penis analogy. If someone wants to buy me one of these, https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/3b/75/c1/3b75c16ce2c7c75f0d2e2dbff2f4eff0.jpg <https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/3b/75/c1/3b75c16ce2c7c75f0d2e2dbff2f4eff0.jpg> , I’ll promise to wear it at dances that use jets/rubies.) Read Weaver Jamaica Plain, MA http://lcfd.org > On Jan 18, 2017, at 11:49 AM, Bob Morgan via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Angela reminded me of a point I've been thinking about for a while. Why not > right palm up, left palm down? This would be symmetrical and role neutral. > > Bob > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 4:40 PM, Angela DeCarlis via Callers > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > When I called at PICD (the Portland ME dance), I really enjoyed using Jets > and Rubies. One silly thing I enjoyed any the terms during the beginners' > lesson was coaching palm direction based on the terms: "Jets' palms face up, > towards the sky; Rubies' palms face down, towards the ground." > > And yes, I realize that *both* are gemstones and that some feel strongly that > we should steer away from the "airplane" association, but it did make for > easy teaching. > > Jets and Rubies is also more forgiving for callers new to gender-neutral > language, since the terms are so linguistically comparable to Gents and > Ladies. > > That all said, I also like Larks and Ravens fine. > > Happy calling, everyone! > > Angela
