I'll echo this viewpoint. I value the opportunity to go different places and learn different ways of doing things. I feel that much more is lost in uniformity than is gained.
Jacob On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 9:03 PM, Chet Gray via Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > In regards to the present variety in role terminology, I may be fairly > alone in this opinion, but I hope we never intentionally arrive at a grand > consensus. > > I love that different terms for roles have sprung up in different > communities, just as I love that so many wonderful terms have sprung up for > eye-turn/shoulder-turn/spiral. I love hearing "allemande", "hand turn", and > "hand 'round" in different communities. I love that "dosado" means > drastically different things in different long-lived community ("square") > dances. I love that some communities default to hands-across stars while > others default to wrist-hold stars. I love that there are at least three > different promenade positions, and each is default in different > communities. As much as my engineer brain would enjoy it, I hope we never > have a CALLERLAB to strictly define terminology and steps for contra dances. > > — Chet Gray > dance caller > Louisville, KY > (502) 419-7008 <+1-502-419-7008> > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 11:42 AM, Donna Hunt via Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm sad to hear that so many groups are using different role terms and >> such a variety to boot. Not only do our beginners have to learn a brand >> new vocabulary (sometimes in a foreign language) and then remember the >> movement to go with those new words, but now they have to deal with >> remembering a role that there's no basis for, and that role term changes at >> different dance locations. Augh my head hurts just thinking about it. >> >> Donna >> >
