Re: [Callers] Genderless calling

2017-07-31 Thread Cara Sawyer via Callers
This is THE BEST email strain ever. On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 6:25 PM, Donald Perley via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I think the tags were key. My worst experiences were when gender is > not mentioned, and people have > no reminder of which role they are dancing. > > On

Re: [Callers] Genderless calling

2017-07-31 Thread Donald Perley via Callers
I think the tags were key. My worst experiences were when gender is not mentioned, and people have no reminder of which role they are dancing. On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Amy Wimmer via Callers wrote: > Hi All, > > I recently had the opportunity to call a

[Callers] Genderless calling

2017-07-31 Thread Amy Wimmer via Callers
Hi All, I recently had the opportunity to call a contra to a group of rank beginners in a difficult situation: outdoors, on sloping concrete, without amplification for either myself or the band, to people not expecting a dance, with a band mostly unfamiliar with either contra or fiddle tunes, who