On Wed, Jun 03, 2015, Jim Hemphill via Callers wrote: > > I realize that it is much easier on callers to just substitute a label for > ladies and gents on their calling cards. It shifts the burden onto the > dancers who haven't grown up in a genderless dance environment as their > brains translate the label into a term they are used to. Positional > teaching and calling is more challenging for the caller. Not every dance > will lend itself to this technique but I bet with a little thought most > would.
Positional calling is also considerably more difficult for at least some dancers. My perception is that changing the "gender" label is pretty easy for most dancers -- at least, I've never seen many people struggling with it, and I do see people struggling with contra corners (which is the most common use-case in standard contra dancing). -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html