Hello all, I'm sitting at home writing a contra (they get in my head and won't leave me alone till I write them down). I unfortunately don't have a closet full of dancers to pull out and test things on, but I've got a question about flow. When the ladies are standing to the right of their neighbor on the side of the set, facing their partner,  and are going to allemande over to their partner for a balance and swing, should it be an allemande Right or Left? I feel like the R is more traditional for ladies, but an allemande L would leave their R hand free for a smoother transition to a balance and swing (I feel lead's L, follow's R is a better 1 hand balance to go into a swing with than lead's R, follow's L). To put it in context, consider the following dance: Sample dance 1, Improper A1: N bal & swg A2: long lines, fwd & back      Ladies Allmnd L 1+ to partner B1: ptr bal & swg B2: ladies 1/2 chain      star L 1x, on to next I think the ladies should allemande L there, but I'd be curious what other people think of the flow. If it was something like going to a R hand R hand balance for a box the gnat, it would seem to force the issue, but it seems more open when it's just going into a swing. Preferences? Thoughts? -- Luke Donev http://www.lukedonev.com Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com