> On Feb 13, 2017, at 10:30 AM, Aahz via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2017, Read Weaver via Callers 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. > > You have any examples? Both the original and the converted version?
> http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html Here is the JP English description - as written by Read a few years agp: http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html And the Heather and Rose description: http://heatherandrose.org/terms.shtml John Gintell
