9 Sep
2013
9 Sep
'13
10:52 p.m.
On 9/9/2013 5:41 PM, Chris Page wrote:
Figures can have multiple names (quick -- which state
isn't named
after the reverse-hand California Twirl), or the same name can apply
to different figures. (Tag the line, or gypsy star.) Composite figures
can have a name (like swing through), or a basic figure can have many
variations (like who ricochets in a queen-bee hey, or variations on a
square through).
Also the definitions of figures using a given name can, and have,
changed over time. I seem to recall a discussion thread on this list,
or possibly the traditional callers list, about the changes in the
definition of a dos-a-do/do-si-do over time. A few others I can think
of off the top of my head are allemande and swing. At one time they
meant very different things than they do today. I'm sure there are
other figures that could be added to this list.
Jonathan
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Jonathan Sivier
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jsivier AT illinois DOT edu
Dance Page: http://www.sivier.me/dance_leader.html
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