Re: [Callers] Larks and Robins
While I must admit that of all the gender neutral terms that I've seen passed around I prefer larks and ravens. First choice is still men and ladies but it is mostly up to the community. Now comes larks or robins for some reasonable concerns. What do we do if we are to use robins and call a dance with a 'mad' robin? Not that it might be confusing for the dancer in the robin roll but are we not now describing the person in the robin roll as an angry dancer? I'm sure someone will consider it some type of derogatory reflection. It seems as though whatever terms one might use, someone will be offended. At sometime we must realize that the terms we use are not used to degrade or humiliate anyone and that reasonable people can come to reasonable solutions if they choose to. Karl On 8/2/19 7:06 PM, John Sweeney via Callers wrote: I wish people who document dances on the forum would not write things like “ladies’/robins’ chain”. We all know what you mean if you say either “ladies’ chain” or “robins’ chain”. You don’t need to say both. Trying to parse a dance with extra words scattered throughout it can be very confusing. As a member of the (Association for the Abolition of the Aberrant Apostrophe) I always appreciate a “Ladies’ Chain”. I also use Men and Ladies almost exclusively since I find those to be the clearest words to use over a PA. If I do need to use other words occasionally for a specific community, then I am unlikely to use “Larks” as it is too much like “Ladies” but means the person in the traditional Man’s role! Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England j...@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574 http://contrafusion.co.uk/KentCeilidhs.html for Live Music Ceilidhs http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive DVDs ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] Riffing on "The Nice Combination"
Ooh, neat stuff! As long as we're messing with classic dances: *I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! *(improper) A1: LLFB new LARKS right-hand chain (to P) A2: full hey (larks by R) B1: P b B2: larks allemande L 1.5 N swing On Sat, Aug 3, 2019 at 9:11 AM Gregory Frock via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > For title, might I suggest "The Dixie Combination"? The couple trading > figure is often called a Dixie Twirl, and there already exist "A New > Combination" and "The Nice Combination". > > On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 2:28 PM Luke Donforth via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I was programming for tonight, and looked at Gene Hubert's classic "The >> Nice Combination" (N B, Dwn 4, turn as cpls, C L 3/4, P S, Ld/robin >> chain, LHS); and wondered what the simplest variant that would flow well >> with a gents/larks chain instead of a ladies/robins chain. >> >> What I've come up with is below. Anyone got a prior on it? Anyone got a >> variant with a gents/larks chain they like more? >> >> The New Combination >> >> A1 --- >> (4,12) Neighbors balance and swing >> A2 --- >> (6) Down the hall four line >> (4) Pair on the right make an arch, gent/lark on the left lead through, >> lady/robin on the right walks to far side, inverting the line >> (8) Come back up the hall and bend the ends >> B1 --- >> (6) Circle left 3/4 >> (10) Partners swing >> B2 --- >> (8) Gents/Larks chain (pull by left, courtesy turn with neighbor) >> (8) Right-hand star 1x >> >> I'm planning on using Gene's original tonight in Belfast (and probably >> the vast majority of the time, it's a great dance); but I thought an >> accessible gents/larks chain would be nice. >> >> I appreciate hearing your thoughts. >> >> -- >> Luke Donforth >> luke.donfo...@gmail.com >> ___ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >> > ___ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] Riffing on "The Nice Combination"
For title, might I suggest "The Dixie Combination"? The couple trading figure is often called a Dixie Twirl, and there already exist "A New Combination" and "The Nice Combination". On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 2:28 PM Luke Donforth via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hello all, > > I was programming for tonight, and looked at Gene Hubert's classic "The > Nice Combination" (N B, Dwn 4, turn as cpls, C L 3/4, P S, Ld/robin > chain, LHS); and wondered what the simplest variant that would flow well > with a gents/larks chain instead of a ladies/robins chain. > > What I've come up with is below. Anyone got a prior on it? Anyone got a > variant with a gents/larks chain they like more? > > The New Combination > > A1 --- > (4,12) Neighbors balance and swing > A2 --- > (6) Down the hall four line > (4) Pair on the right make an arch, gent/lark on the left lead through, > lady/robin on the right walks to far side, inverting the line > (8) Come back up the hall and bend the ends > B1 --- > (6) Circle left 3/4 > (10) Partners swing > B2 --- > (8) Gents/Larks chain (pull by left, courtesy turn with neighbor) > (8) Right-hand star 1x > > I'm planning on using Gene's original tonight in Belfast (and probably the > vast majority of the time, it's a great dance); but I thought an accessible > gents/larks chain would be nice. > > I appreciate hearing your thoughts. > > -- > Luke Donforth > luke.donfo...@gmail.com > ___ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
