I don’t see the advantage of using the terms lead & follow here, and I do see
disadvantages. There are dance styles that have true leading and following
(most ballroom, swing, etc.), and some new-to-contra people already know those
true-leading/following dance styles, and will know that the
Hello Jeanette!
So excited about this topic. I help run a genderfree dance in Boston, and
love what happens to a community with genderfree terminology*.
Firstly, I agree with everything Maia has already said, particularly their
point about finding it confusing if there isn't a clearly delegated
Hi Jeanette,
Exciting workshop! I'm glad to see this discussed!
So if I'm understanding you correctly, you seem to be contrasting the idea
of a "leader" with the fact that moves must be "executed with mutual
consent", which I find interesting. For me, those ideas are not at all at
odds. I see
