Central North Carolina here. In this region, wrist-grip or wagon-wheel stars are the default. Some dances specify hands-across if the choreography asks for it.
Joy Greenwolfe Durham, NC > On Oct 10, 2016, at 4:34 PM, Read Weaver via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > When I’m teaching, I make the point that it’s pretty much the only move in > contra where you _shouldn’t_ give weight even though you could—human wrists > being neither strong nor flexible in that direction. And that if someone > behind you is uncomfortably giving weight, you can just let go and turn it > into a single file for yourself, since you’re not giving weight to aid the > circle's momentum anyway. > > Read Weaver > Jamaica Plain, MA > http://lcfd.org <http://lcfd.org/> >> On Oct 10, 2016, at 1:49 PM, Don Veino via Callers >> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> >> wrote: >> >> Not sure how I came by it, but I call them "pack saddle" stars when I teach >> beginners ("wrist-lock", no). "Raise your right hand, put it in the center >> and now lay it on the wrist of the person in front of you, like a pack >> saddle on a horse, to make a star. Notice you don't need to clamp on or even >> really use your thumb at all." >> >> And yes, very much the default star form from my experience. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> Callers@lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:Callers@lists.sharedweight.net> >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
