15 Feb
2014
15 Feb
'14
11:05 p.m.
And in my reply, I used "interlocking thumbs." Now I recall that I
think, "Thumbs as guideposts" is a better way to describe my preferred
allemande.
~erik hoffman
oakland, ca
On 2/15/2014 1:20 PM, Michael Fuerst wrote:
I should have said thumbs an wrapped around the
other's hand. Interlocked was the wrong.
Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217-239-5844
On Saturday, February 15, 2014 2:49 PM, Aahz Maruch <aahz(a)pobox.com> wrote:
On Sat, Feb 15, 2014, 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,
As Lindsay's surprised interjection indicates, opinions vary widely
about
correct styling here, and depending on exactly how you were phrasing
yourself, I might well loudly correct you if you were trying to workshop
this anywhere I'm dancing.
For my dancing style, interlocked thumbs are dangerous.