On Apr 22, 2007, at 3:44 PM, Keith Holmes wrote:
  The first time I danced Daybreak Reel was to
Michael's calling in
 Brattleboro back in 1981. Starting balances on the left foot was  
 the custom
 in the Monadnock area of New Hampshire at the time. I wrote the  
 dance down
 and talked with Michael who said something to the effect that "we're
 different from the rest of the country." 
Can't say that we do it that way any more. Seems like we mostly start  
off on the right, unless it's the second balance in Rory O'More.
Lisa