10 Sep
2009
10 Sep
'09
4:40 p.m.
Barbara Groh wrote:
The person dancing the gent can do their part of a twirl with only the
right hand, only the left, or switching hands and still help the lady
end up in the right direction. Which hand to use or whether to use
both depends on what's coming before and after the twirl.
In a ladies chain, if the gent is sure the lady will want to twirl,
then they may offer either the left or right hand. If they're not
sure, though, then the left hand allows a fallback to a standard
courtesy turn while the right hand doesn't.
Coming out of a ladies chain, the lady's left is usually in the gent's
right. So a gent who started the chain by offering a left hand would
need to switch hands.
So while it's not how it *always* works, the start in left, switch to
right while twirling method is by far the most common.
Jeff
Leaders need to understand that those they twirl appreciate being
stopped and pointed in the right direction. This is an additional
level of responsibility.
In order to do that leaders need to know they will use first their
left and then their right hand, changing hands over the lady's
head as she twirls, bringing joined hands down to the side to face
in correct direction.
Thanks for the input...this is an important point. I never thought
about the man's hands changing......is that how it always works? Or
can it be accomplished w/o the change?