Hi Rickey,
I agree with the others that the gents allemande to a wave. That's my
experience of it, but it doesn't hurt to check Give and Take.
For the balances, I've always liked to balance to the right and
backwards. That gives you the distance to set up the tension before the
allemande left and lets you make eye contact with people. That said, you
can suggest it, but that doesn't mean that many people will follow. It's
always good for the caller to put style points out there, but not get
too hung up on them being followed. Some people are ready to hear them,
but some aren't.
Good luck!
Chris Weiler
Goffstown, NH
Rickey wrote:
Hi,
I have two questions about Steve Zaikon-Anderson's "Trip to Lambertville".
(1) At the end of A1 the men are in a long wavy line and they balance. It
seems that dancers are balancing right and then left most often. Since the
next figure is Gents Allemande Left, balancing left then right instead would
seem better as this would make sharing weight on the gent's allemande more
satisfying. (2) I have seen two versions of A2. In one the gent's
allemande left to their neighbor for a balance and swing. In the other
version the gents allemande left to a wavy line of 4 across the set, balance
in that wave and then swing their neighbor. In Nelson, NH, where I dance a
lot this version (into the wave of 4) is how it is danced. I am planning on
calling the dance at the Scout House in Concord MA soon and am wondering
which version is more common there.
Thanks for whatever help you can give,
Rickey Holt,
Fremont, NH.
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