[Callers] Re: What are your favorite “style points?”

When teaching Contra Corners, take a moment to alert the inactive dancers that their first left allemande always comes from their right. "Look right for the first one". The dance will flow more smoothly and save confusion. Also, inactives are responsible for giving the actives a "good ride", which favor is returned when they become active. I like the little LEGO person image of hooked but not grabbing hands. I dislike flat hand allemandes: when done with wrists straight, there's no connection; when done with wrists turned to get that connection, there's bad strain on my wrist. I recognize this is a point of contention, with strongly held views. If you want to contest the point, please start a new thread. Rich Dempsey Country Dancers of Rochester (NY) On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 4:24 PM Harris Lapiroff via Contra Callers < contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: