I was recently asked if my ECD community could perform some dances at an event. I’m really…
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It saddens me that an activity that has so much to offer to our wider culture, at a time that we need it desperately, is being hijacked by those with a leftist political agenda
I have been contra dancing for 35 years. Today, I am an organizer of a dance community…
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Gendering is an issue. An equally important issue is the touching of another dancer without permission.
I play fiddle for dances so also have an observer’s seat for the dancing. Gendering is an…
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I also got sent home once because I came straight from work and was wearing pants instead of a skirt. Those days are past, thank goodness.
I am pursuing being a positional contra caller. It will make me a better caller, if I…
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Gender free terms lower people’s expectations about the person coming toward them in line, allowing them to just enjoy rather than attempt control
I prefer gender free role terms because I find myself freer to dance either role, because as…
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We had encountered more animosity in that one dance in our regular dance community than all the previous years dancing there combined!
I have been to many dances where gendered calling is the norm and it consistently leaves me…
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