When I started contra dancing, people know how to allemande. But over the years people starting bending and twisting the wrists of those with whom they allemanded, so today, in defense, dancers often allemande with a stiff open, bent non-thumb fingers, or wrist to wrist. Thus I was pondering a workshop on correct allemanding:
1) thumbs interlocked, the other four fingers wrapped over the other's hand, 2) the top of your hand and top of forearm forming a straight line, ensuring the other's wrist is not contorted 3) arm not held stiff, but used as a spring to maintain comfortable tension with the other dancer. Such a workshop should be held in the middle of the evening, last 5-8 minutes minutes, and precede a dance with multiple allemandes. So I am asking for dances which have at least three, and preferably four allemandes Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217-239-5844 Links to photos of many of my drawings and paintings are at www.ArtComesFuerst.com
