See http://www.iagsdchistory.org/historywiki/index.php?title=Gender_Roles
for a discussion of gender roles and gender terminology in general, and use
in the LGBTQ* clubs that make up the IAGSDC in particular.
Boys/Girls, Gents/Ladies, Men/Women are used very interchangeably in MWSD.
Belles/Beaus
Hi Jeremy,
At MIT’s Tech Squares, “boys” and “girls” are used, sometimes with “ladies” and
“gents” thrown in. However, many dancers dance either role. If you are
dancing a role that does not visibly match your gender, you typically call out
(not too loudly) “boy” or “girl”, when the caller gi
On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Charles M. Hannum wrote:
> This terminology is standardized worldwide.
>
BTW, a subtlety you may not be aware of is that MWSD terminology *is*
standardized by CallerLab. You can't advertise that you do the CallerLab
program if you use different terminology. This
Up through plus level, "boys and girls" and "ladies and gents" are used.
This terminology is standardized worldwide.
At advanced level, "beau and belle" are introduced. They are positional
(beau = left, belle = right), but also refer to the common position for
that gender in typical square dance
Hi
I have a question for anyone who calls or dances Gender Free MWSD (by
Gender Free I mean where no assumptions are made about what role a dancer
will take based on their gender).
I've been told that GF MWSD dances still use the terms "Boys" and "Girls",
but please correct me if I'm wrong.
MWSD
