15 Feb
2014
15 Feb
'14
6:15 p.m.
When I think "lots of allemandes," I usually think first of Gene Hubert's
Ben's Spinoff #3 (4 allemandes in the A1), and Susan Kevra's Hume Fogg Reel (3 in
the B1). They both have a series of allemandes in succession, and are not too challenging
otherwise.
Other, more challenging, dances with lots of allemandes (again, I am thinking of a series
of allemandes) are Fuller Park Fantasy by Paul Balliet (4 throughout the A parts), and
Reel to Reel by Cary Ravitz (4 in the A1) (the latter with the extra bonus of orbits).
This is apart from many other dances that include several allemandes to change between
wave formations, another fun way to do it. Snake Oil Reel, Chuck the Budgie, or Amherst
& Wooster come to mind.
Joy
Durham, NC
On Feb 15, 2014, at 1:18 PM, Michael Fuerst wrote:
When I started contra dancing, people know how to
allemande. But over the years people starting bending and twisting the wrists of those
with whom they allemanded, so today, in defense, dancers often allemande with a stiff
open, bent non-thumb fingers, or wrist to wrist. Thus I was pondering a workshop on
correct allemanding:
1) thumbs interlocked, the other four fingers wrapped over the other's hand,
2) the top of your hand and top of forearm forming a straight line, ensuring the
other's wrist is not contorted
3) arm not held stiff, but used as a spring to maintain comfortable tension with the
other dancer.
Such a workshop should be held in the middle of the evening, last 5-8 minutes minutes,
and precede a dance with multiple allemandes.
So I am asking for dances which have at least three, and preferably four allemandes
Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217-239-5844
Links to photos of many of my drawings and paintings are at www.ArtComesFuerst.com
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