Portland, OR 2/4/5th Saturdays are Larks and Robins. It's on the newcomer page and I'll get it added to the main contra page.
Portland's 1/3rd Saturdays don't have a policy but have consistently been Larks and Robins this year Portland's Joyride dance has no policy but does announce terms ahead of the dance. On Thu, Mar 9, 2023, 5:38 PM Jerome Grisanti via Organizers < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 < > [email protected]> 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 dances, the website is out of date.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 >> > <[email protected]> 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 -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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