Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

Hello all, I had the pleasure of calling last night, to a mostly experienced crowd of dancers (although I didn't recognize everyone in their costumes). The third dance of the evening was the first one with a gypsy; and I took 30 seconds to explain I was deliberately replacing the word gypsy with

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

On 10/31/2015 2:28 AM, Erik Hoffman via Callers wrote: OK, Adding Gyre to the top of the list. Makes me wonder what the move "gimble" will look like... And a quick look at another minor fascination of mine: Gypsy Jazz. Don't know if they're looking for a replacement word... ~erik hoffman o

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

OK, Adding Gyre to the top of the list. Makes me wonder what the move "gimble" will look like... And a quick look at another minor fascination of mine: Gypsy Jazz. Don't know if they're looking for a replacement word... ~erik hoffman oakland, ca On 10/29/2015 1:24 AM, Erik Hoffman via Ca

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Alan, thank you so much for posting that link. I've been completely ignorant about the Romani people, and after reading that brief article I plan to learn more. Richard On Oct 30, 2015, at 6:36 PM, Winston, Alan P. via Callers wrote: > > > On 10/30/2015 2:08 PM, John Sweeney via Callers wrot

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

On 10/30/2015 2:08 PM, John Sweeney via Callers wrote: Pleas could you clarify how you intend to pronounce "gyre"? I have been saying "gyre" with a hard "g" as in "give" or "gimble". But if it is related to "gyrate" then maybe people are using a soft "g" and making it sound like "jire". Whic

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

For those who may not have access to the online OED, here the beginning of the entry for the noun "gyre." I agree that "gyre" is a good candidate! (OED = Oxford English Dictionary; and the pronunciation given is the "jire" one.) gyre, n. View as: Outline |Full entryKeywords: On |OffQuotations:

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

On 2015-10-30 1408, John Sweeney via Callers wrote: Pleas could you clarify how you intend to pronounce "gyre"? I have been saying "gyre" with a hard "g" as in "give" or "gimble". But if it is related to "gyrate" then maybe people are using a soft "g" and making it sound like "jire". Which do

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

FWIW, one of the supercomputers I work with is named Gyre, and it is generally pronounced with a soft get (as in "gin"). Perry Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From:"John Sweeney via Callers" Date:Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 5:09 PM Subject:Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis Pleas c

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

Pleas could you clarify how you intend to pronounce "gyre"? I have been saying "gyre" with a hard "g" as in "give" or "gimble". But if it is related to "gyrate" then maybe people are using a soft "g" and making it sound like "jire". Which do you use? Thanks. By the way, I am still having major

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

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Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

While we're complaining, I think I object to having dance terminology drawn from a dead writer's drug trip. As for “mad robin”, I'm still for renaming it “angry bird”. On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 9:25 PM, Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Lewis Carroll may h

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

Lewis Carroll may have defined the word that way on one occasion, but Humpty Dumpty defined the word as "to go round and round like a gyroscope." And Humpty Dumpty was an expert on getting words to mean what you pay them to mean! And William Butler Yeats said, in his poem The Second Coming, "Turn

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

Martha, gyre is an excellent option,but now we'll have to develop a basic move called "chortle". It has such a ring to it. Rich On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 4:24 PM, Martha Wild via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Gyre makes me chortle. Could work. > Martha > > On Oct 29, 2015, at

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

Sorry, but in 1855, in the magazine Misch-Masch, Lewis Carroll defined Gyre as follows: "Gyre, verb (derived from GYAOUR or GIAOUR, 'a dog'). To scratch like a dog." So, nope, nothing to do with gyration! And, I have always understood it to be pronounced with a hard "g" as in "give". My dictiona

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

Gyre makes me chortle. Could work. Martha On Oct 29, 2015, at 12:16 PM, Amy Wimmer via Callers wrote: > I LOVE that word as a replacement for "gypsy." It makes absolute sense and > conveys the idea of the move perfectly. > -Amy > > On Oct 29, 2015, at 9:23 AM, bill fischer via Callers > wrot

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I LOVE that word as a replacement for "gypsy." It makes absolute sense and conveys the idea of the move perfectly. -Amy On Oct 29, 2015, at 9:23 AM, bill fischer via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: blessings linda having read volumes of only occasionally interesting thoughts ab

[Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

blessings linda having read volumes of only occasionally interesting thoughts about this subject, i am delighted to give a powerful second to the suggestion of gyre the word’s use in the two works cited - two of my favorites - cements its appeal for me grateful for you!! cheers down the road...

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

We'd probably have a conversation much like this one. I hope we'll always have conversations like this when told something that we do is hurtful to someone. It would probably be a different conversation, though, since Germans have not been thought to be persecuted, stereotyped, and economically opp

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

Thanks, Erik for summarizing. It is very helpful to have the list below. I have one other suggestion to add for consideration for those who wish to make a change in terms. Gyre can be found in Carol’s “Jabberwocky" and Yeats’ "The Second Coming". It has the advantage of being one syllable, not

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

Erik, thanks for assembling that list. What we also need a list of is that of all of the categories to determine which terms are better than others. For example, I can start us off: - term should not sound too much like an existing contra dance term - clear and easy to say and hear on the mic/mon

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

On 10/29/15 2:45 AM, Jeff Kaufman via Callers wrote: On Oct 29, 2015 4:24 AM, "Erik Hoffman via Callers" > wrote: > > > No Hand Allemande (and I do think Allemande comes from "The German," a dance) > I wonder what we'll do if we discover that

Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

On Oct 29, 2015 4:24 AM, "Erik Hoffman via Callers" < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > > No Hand Allemande (and I do think Allemande comes from "The German," a dance) > I wonder what we'll do if we discover that to some Germans the French term "Allemande" is derogatory and they p

[Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

On the subject of gypsies and language, I've enjoyed reading the myriad comments, and find myself feeling ambiguous (which I define as feeling very strongly both ways). And, I know it's been thrashed about and we've a request for acknowledging that we are unlikely to change any opinions on this