I danced email ECD to Jets/Rubies once, I belive at YDW 2014. On Feb 13, 2017 1:38 AM, "Read Weaver via Callers" < [email protected]> wrote:
> As far as I know, all of the ongoing gender-free English country dances > use a different system, “global terminology.” It’s based on current > position rather than role, and so doesn’t have to use a substitute for > gents/ladies. There are a small number of dances for which it’s awkward, > though I’ve had callers present me with something they couldn’t figure out > the global terminology for and I’ve usually been able to, usually resulting > in easier teaching and calling than the gendered version. There was one > ongoing contra dance decades ago that used a similar system. > Two discussions of the terminology: http://heatherandrose.org/about.shtml > and http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html > and an experience from quite a while back: http://www. > henryandjacqui.com/Essays/GenderFree.htm > > Read Weaver > Jamaica Plain, MA > http://lcfd.org > > On Feb 12, 2017, at 5:59 PM, P. Campbell via Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > ... > Do you know if the ECD world is going through these issues? > ... > Patricia Campbell > Newtown, CT > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >
