6 Dec
2006
6 Dec
'06
3:01 a.m.
The "lady round two and the gent cut through" figure appears in Appalachian
square dancing. Ted Sannella was the first choreographer, to my knowledge, to
bring that figure into a contra dance with his New Friendship Reel, published in
his "Swing the Next" collection, which I highly recommend, along with his
"Balance and Swing," to anyone interested in developing their repertoire of
dances. Both were published by and available from Country Dance and Song
Society.
David Millstone
Lebanon, NH
6 Dec
6 Dec
3:17 a.m.
New subject: newbie caller with question about a dance
David Millstone wrote:
The "lady round two and the gent cut
through" figure appears in Appalachian
square dancing. Ted Sannella was the first choreographer, to my knowledge, to
bring that figure into a contra dance with his New Friendship Reel, published in
his "Swing the Next" collection, which I highly recommend, along with his
"Balance and Swing," to anyone interested in developing their repertoire of
dances. Both were published by and available from Country Dance and Song
Society.
This isn't as helpful as it might be if I were home and had my references, but
I'm pretty sure one of the dances in Millar's "Country Dances of Colonial
America" (which cuts off before the War of 1812) has a figure that I
interpreted as being "lady round two and the gent cut through", although it
certainly wasn't _called_ that.
-- Alan
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