Re: [Callers] Another vote for "jets" and "rubies"

Cara, Further reading: http://contradances.tumblr.com/post/132380206885/lead-and-follow-as-styles-not-roles-in-contra Best, Ron Blechner On Jan 18, 2017 11:03 PM, "Cara Sawyer via Callers" < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hi everyone again, > Angela, Jeff thank you. > I appreciate

Re: [Callers] Another vote for "jets" and "rubies"

Hi everyone again, Angela, Jeff thank you. I appreciate knowing the emotional attachment many had to the history of these calling terms. I had no clue. From where I was coming from, it was more of a logistical question for my calling aspirations, trying to figure out what is easiest for the

Re: [Callers] Contras which feature a "Dublin Bay" figure

I’ve also written a dance with this down the hall figure in it. I like to call it early in the evening since it’s very connected and has “rest” time for each couple. I haven’t run it through the Shared Weight gauntlet to see if anyone else has written it. Please let me know if it’s already out

Re: [Callers] Another vote for "jets" and "rubies"

Yes, Cara, definitely a history! Thank you for inquiring. Another argument I've heard against Lead/Follow is that if we change the role known up to now only as "Gents" to "Leads," and likewise "Ladies" to "Follows," we could unwittingly be reinforcing the cultural notion that only men can be

Re: [Callers] Another vote for "jets" and "rubies"

Hi Cara! There is definitely a history! Many dancers don't like lead/follow as terms because they either don't think contra has a lead/follow dynamic or they don't want to encourage lead/follow dancing. Some dance series, primarily ones with younger dancers, do use those terms, but there are

Re: [Callers] Another vote for "jets" and "rubies"

East coast GF English, to the extent it does anything specific, does left up/right down. West coast does right up/left down. http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html (I think it’s a really good idea, btw, to avoid the jet = penis analogy.

Re: [Callers] Another vote for "jets" and "rubies"

Agreed with Jeff totally, on both points. I teach role swap workshops periodically, and palm direction is the single best indicator of role there is. Ties, bands, pins, etc aren't nearly as versatile or useful, especially when you intend to switch roles mid-dance. Because of that, I'm pretty

Re: [Callers] Another vote for "jets" and "rubies"

I really like the current up/down system for (a) remembering which role I'm dancing (b) signaling which role to others On Jan 18, 2017 11:49 AM, "Bob Morgan via Callers" < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Angela reminded me of a point I've been thinking about for a while. Why > not

Re: [Callers] Contras which feature a "Dublin Bay" figure

I recall dancing one called Doublin Back. And I have written one called Doublin Dublin. April Blum On Jan 16, 2017 5:20 PM, Tavi Merrill via Callers wrote: > > > Dance genealogy question: The figure first appearing in "Dublin Bay" (aka > "We'll Wed and We'll

Re: [Callers] Another vote for "jets" and "rubies"

Angela reminded me of a point I've been thinking about for a while. Why not right palm up, left palm down? This would be symmetrical and role neutral. Bob On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 4:40 PM, Angela DeCarlis via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > When I called at PICD (the

Re: [Callers] Another vote for "jets" and "rubies"

When I called at PICD (the Portland ME dance), I really enjoyed using Jets and Rubies. One silly thing I enjoyed any the terms during the beginners' lesson was coaching palm direction based on the terms: "Jets' palms face up, towards the sky; Rubies' palms face down, towards the ground." And yes,

[Callers] Another vote for "jets" and "rubies"

Not that Portland, the other Portland. ;-) http://bangordailynews.com/2017/01/09/news/portland/contra-dancing-takes-a-gender-neutral-spin-in-portland/ I personally would prefer to settle on "larks" and "ravens" because that seems to have more traction -- but it doesn't matter as long as we get