Both Louisville Kentucky and Lexington Kentucky are opting for "caller's choice." I believe Berea Kentucky is doing the same. Callers have used gents/ladies, larks/robins and positional.
On Thu, Mar 9, 2023, 7:46 PM Peter Simonyi via Organizers < organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > There are only 49 dances on Jeff's list, so I went to each website and > took a quick look around. > > Of the dances that are still clearly running and list the terms they > use on their website (somewhere I could find it), the overwhelming > majority use Larks+Robins. The only other terms with any > representation are Larks+Ravens and one mention of positional calling. > > "Not mentioned" means they don't say what role terms are used in a > place I could find (even if they say it's gender-free etc -- some don't > even say that much). > > "Not running?" means it appears the series is no longer putting on > dances, or still on hiatus from the pandemic. If they are holding > dances, the website is out of date. > > This of course misses dances that are not in or up to date on Jeff's > list. > > > Amherst MA: http://amherstcontra.org > Not mentioned (‘what is contra’ page mentions gents+ladies but it > seems to be a general description not specific to this dance) > > Amherst MA: > https://engage.hampshire.edu/organization/contradancecollective > Not running? > > Arden DE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ardencontra/ > "Arden uses gender-free role terms (usually larks and robins, and > sometimes positional calling.)" > > Belfast ME: http://www.belfastflyingshoes.org/ > Larks+Robins > > Berkeley CA: http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/ > Larks+Robins > > Blacksburg VA: https://gobblerconnect.vt.edu/organization/contrafolk > Private site > > Blacksburg VA: https://www.facebook.com/ContraFolkVT/ > Not running? Was Larks+Ravens > > Brooklyn NY: http://www.brooklyncontra.org/ > Not mentioned > > Cambridge MA: http://www.bidadance.org/ > Larks+Robins > > Carrboro NC: http://firstsaturdaycontra.com/ > “callers will use the terms Larks and Ravens (or Robins)” > > Charlottesville VA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/984316375582303/ > Larks+Robins > > Chicago IL: https://www.facebook.com/QueerContraChicago/ > Larks+Robins? Their "about" description mentions both Ravens and > Robins, so probably this is an editing oversight: > “Instead of gender roles, dancers choose whether to dance the Lark > role or the Raven role. One role extends their Left arm for the > ballroom swing and stands on the Left at the end of it (it's the Lark!) > The Robin extends their Right arm for that swing and ends it standing > on the Right.” > > Cincinnati OH: https://www.facebook.com/GFCinci/ > Not running? > > Concord MA: http://mondaycontras.com/ > Larks+Robins > > Concord MA: http://www.neffa.org/Thurs.html > Larks+Robins > > Denver CO: http://www.cfootmad.org > Not mentioned > > Edinburgh Scotland: https://www.facebook.com/EdinburghContra/ > Larks+Robins > > Glen Echo MD: https://www.facebook.com/ContraSonic/ > Not running? > > Halifax Canada: https://www.facebook.com/HalifaxContraDances/ > Larks+Ravens > They seem to have a new website too: https://www.halifaxcontra.ca/ > > Hayward CA: https://sfbaycontra.org/ > Not mentioned > > Jamaica Plain MA: http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ > Larks+Robins > > Los Angeles CA: http://www.caldancecoop.org/california-twirl/ > Not mentioned > > Milwaukee WI: https://www.mkecontra.org/ > Not mentioned > > Minneapolis MN: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twincitiesqueercontra > Larks+Robins > > Monterey CA: http://montereycontradance.org > Not mentioned > > Montpelier VT: http://capitalcitygrange.org/dancing/contradancing/ > Not mentioned > > Montreal Canada: http://www.contramontreal.org/ > Larks+Robins > > New York NY: http://cdny.org/ > Larks+Robins (in the caller info page) > > New York NY: http://www.villagecontra.org > Not running? (Was Larks+Robins) > > Northampton MA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1311451995547490/ > Larks+Robins > > Oakland CA: http://www.queercontradance.org/circleleft.html > Larks+Robins > > Oberlin OH: https://www2.oberlin.edu/stuorg/contra/ > Not running? (Was Larks+Ravens 2017-2019) > > Olympia WA: https://oly-wa.us/southbaygrange/contra.php > Larks+Robins (but listed per dance as if it could change) > > Orlando FL: https://contraknights.org/ > Not mentioned > > Petaluma CA: http://www.nbcds.org/ > Not mentioned > > Portland ME: http://portlandintowncontradance.com/ > Not running? > > Portland ME: https://www.commonfloorcontra.dance/ > Larks+Robins > > Portland OR: http://contraremix.com/ > Larks+Robins > > Portland OR: https://portlandcountrydance.org/pdxcontra-info/ > Not mentioned > > Providence RI: https://www.facebook.com/ProvidenceCommunityDance/ > Private site > > Sacramento CA: http://www.sactocds.org/ > Not mentioned > > San Jose CA: http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/san_jose/ > Not running? (Was Larks+Robins) > > Santa Cruz CA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/contrasantacruz/ > "usually using gender neutral role terms (Larks / Robins)." > > Seattle WA: http://seattledance.org/contra/emeraldcity > Larks+Robins > > Seattle WA: http://seattledance.org/contra/lakecity > Larks+Robins > > Stillwater OK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/acontraaffair/ > Not running? > > Swarthmore PA: https://thepac.center/events/contra-dance-2023-02-14 > Not mentioned > > Toronto Canada: http://www.tcdance.org/ > Larks+Robins > > Warren RI: https://www.facebook.com/eastbaycontradance.net/ > Not running? The Facebook page says it's "closed" and posting > seems to have been taken over by Worcester, a more gendered dance (“If > there is an excess of one gender, it is customary for women to dance > men's parts (and vice versa)”) > > > > On Wed, 2023-03-08 at 17:32 -0500, Jeff Kaufman via Organizers wrote: > > On trycontra.com I have whether dances are gender free, but not more > > specific than that. > > > > The raw list > > is https://github.com/jeffkaufman/trycontra/blob/master/dances.json > > > > Jeff > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 4:50 PM Steve Pike via Organizers > > <organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > > Is there any Google doc or some such with a list of terms contra > > > dances are currently using? I recollect seeing something somewhere, > > > maybe a post... > > > > > > Milwaukee: positional calling, with an occasional Larks/Robins > > > caller > > > > > > Steve Pike > > > Milwaukee (formerly Madison), WI > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >
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