8 Feb
2014
8 Feb
'14
1:28 p.m.
On Sat, Feb 08, 2014, Bill Olson wrote:
Rich Sbardella
In a flutterwheel, the woman ends up on the same side but the men switch
sides -- it's functionally equivalent to men allemande 1.5 for position
but ends with couples facing the same way they started. In flow, it's
kinda like a star promenade without the ending whirlaround. Often
followed by Sweep a Quarter if you want the couples to change facing.
Flutterwheel (and reverse flutter with the men in the center) are very
common moves in square dancing (part of the Basic program), but I've
never seen them in my more-than-quarter-century of contra. Dunno why; as
Rich says, it's a nicely flowing move.
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I am curious, why isn't the Flutter Wheel being used in contras
today. It basically accomplishes what a men's chain does but
generally has good flow. I believe that Roget Whynot wrote several
contras with a flutterwheel many years ago.
I don't see how this substitutes for a gent's chain..