21 Jun
2013
21 Jun
'13
1:17 p.m.
Out of a post-swing position (Man on Left, Lady on Right) the man's partner
can give weight and assistance for him to go into an allemande Left,
similarly the ladies partner can help her into an allemande Right. That's
not really true for the Man doing an Allemande R or the lady doing an
Allemande Left.
It's a small thing, but it's the reason that men usually use lefts and
ladies usually use rights (because you're usually in a post-swing
position). Breaking this convention doesn't typically ruin the dance, but
it does make it less satisfying.
--Ryan S.
Cincinnati, OH
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Tom Hinds <twhinds(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
Bob Isaacs wrote
Sorry, Dave and Chris, but I have to disagree with you on the ladies
allemande L 1 1/2. Sure, it leaves the R hand
free for the new N, but
going from the long lines to that allemande is awkward for the ladies.
Just curious Bob why you say it's awkward for the ladies to go from the
forward and back into an allemande left. Is it because the women use their
right hands more often than they use their left?
Lately I've been trying to think about what regular dancers do all of the
time, what they do some of the time and what they rarely do. I attempt to
give them a great deal of material I think they are comfortable with, a
sprinkling of what they do some of the time and then always include
at-least one new puzzle or obstacle.
We've been talking about is a very small piece of choreography in only one
contra. Looking at 3-33-33 in the context of an entire evening might be
useful too.
Tom
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