I wouldn't say it was "gender swappery".
The oldest dance I can recall is the square dance Texas Star which has the "men turn
out and women turn in to make that Texas Star again". The Texas Star is a four
couple star Promenade.
There are several contemporary Contras that have ladies allemande to initiate a star
promenade, so you're in good company. Happy composing...
Donna Hunt
-----Original Message-----
From: Maia McCormick <maia.mcc(a)gmail.com>
To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Sent: Thu, Oct 3, 2013 10:05 am
Subject: [Callers] Women leading a star promenade?
Came up against this question while writing a dance the other day: women
leading men into a star promenade and butterfly whirl? Does this happen?
Are there compelling reasons for me not write it into a dance, or would it
be a fun bit of genderswappery? (I imagine that as far as genderswappery
goes, it's still less confusing for all involved than a gent's chain...)
Cheers,
Maia
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