Re: [Callers] Brainstorming a new system (was "Alternate Role Terms")

2013-01-01 Thread Dave Casserly
That is the first Drazi reference I've seen on this listserv. And I am definitely now going to start using those terms. Awesome idea! On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 11:05 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: > Howdy, > > New listmember here (hi, Robin!), apologies to anyone who isn't a fan of >

Re: [Callers] Brainstorming a new system (was "Alternate Role Terms")

2013-01-01 Thread Aahz Maruch
Howdy, New listmember here (hi, Robin!), apologies to anyone who isn't a fan of Babylon 5 (TV show). On Tue, Jan 01, 2013, tavi merrill wrote: > > 1. Matches the one/two syllable form of gents/ladies, lead/follow, etc. > > 2. Sound distinctly different for easy recognition (this nixes "b/b-a")

Re: [Callers] Brainstorming a new system (was "Alternate Role Terms")

2013-01-01 Thread tavi merrill
Chrissy hits the nail on the head of why there are numerous callers (her, myself, Will Loving, to name a few) who vehemently oppose the inroads "lead/follow" terminology is making within contradance. Thanks to mentors who emphasized that "gent" and "lady" simply described dance roles, distancing

Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 101, Issue 1

2013-01-01 Thread Tom Hinds
Donna Hunt said: I'm glad you said this was a "true story" otherwise I would have thought it was a "caller's nightmare". I'm wondering (as I'm sure everyone is) what else you had to "adapt" to and how you handled it all. If you have time I'd love more information. Donna, I

Re: [Callers] Last minute New years idea

2013-01-01 Thread Donald Perley
On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Allen Ortep wrote: >> Appropriately the average height of the letters in kluse is larger than >> those of acorns.The correct number of syllables are contained in each >> are the same as in their traditional name. So the memory aid is

Re: [Callers] Alternate Role Terms

2013-01-01 Thread Greg McKenzie
Chrissy wrote: > It does seem that some women dancers depend on leadership from the gent > role, and some men dancers feel pressure to direct the non-gent role > dancers. But I don't think there's any lead/follow component inherent in > the contra dance form. > That may be true from a

Re: [Callers] Alternate Role Terms

2013-01-01 Thread Bob Green
The other possibility is to give up your hang ups about gender-identified names, and redefine them for your own purposes. It then breaks down to a simple question, "Do you want to dance girl or boy?" (from my MWSD group) or " I dance girl, would you like to dance?". On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 5:20

Re: [Callers] Alternate Role Terms

2013-01-01 Thread Joyce Miller
I could not agree more. Very well stated. Thanks Chrissy, Joyce Miller On Jan 1, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Chrissy Fowler wrote: > > I disagree re. lead and follow being the most accurate. I don't think of it > as residual baggage, but merely inaccuracy. In my experience,

Re: [Callers] Last minute New years idea

2013-01-01 Thread Keith Cornett Eustis
Hi Louie, I saw this late yesterday as I was headed out to call the Charlotte, NC NYE dance with no time to get on FB to post a lovely idea, and we did dance 333 at 11:30 ... the dancers seemed to love the idea of dancing along with other dancers around the country. Thanks for the

Re: [Callers] true story

2013-01-01 Thread Donna Hunt
Tom: I'm glad you said this was a "true story" otherwise I would have thought it was a "caller's nightmare". I'm wondering (as I'm sure everyone is) what else you had to "adapt" to and how you handled it all. If you have time I'd love more information. Happy New Year one and all! Donna

Re: [Callers] Caller's nightmare

2013-01-01 Thread Greg McKenzie
Maia wrote: > You all have inspired me. Last night I dreamt that the dance I'm supposedly > in charge of was being run by a whole cycle of random people pretending to > be contradance callers, that is, they had NO NOTION of how to call or walk > or teach, and most didn't even really understand

Re: [Callers] Alternate Role Terms

2013-01-01 Thread Kalia Kliban
On 12/30/2012 7:47 PM, William Loving wrote: There have been many interesting as well as highly amusing suggestions but there is a consensus I think that agrees on the need for something: 1. Matches the one/two syllable form of gents/ladies, men/women, etc. 2. Sounds distinctly different for

Re: [Callers] Alternate Role Terms

2013-01-01 Thread Maia McCormick
Why don't the terms "lead" and "follow" suffice? Is there just too much residual baggage there? Because to me, it seems like the most accurate pair of terms... Maia On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 10:47 PM, William Loving wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Tavi Merrill and I have

Re: [Callers] Caller's nightmare

2013-01-01 Thread Maia McCormick
You all have inspired me. Last night I dreamt that the dance I'm supposedly in charge of was being run by a whole cycle of random people pretending to be contradance callers, that is, they had NO NOTION of how to call or walk or teach, and most didn't even really understand contradance, with the

Re: [Callers] WMUR History of Contra Video

2013-01-01 Thread Dorcas Hand
I have a copy of the VHS tape. Just tripped on it hiding in a pile in the holiday cleanup effort. I know I'm many months late, but what the heck. Happy New Year to all. Dorcas Hand -Original Message- From: callers-boun...@sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-boun...@sharedweight.net] On