Re: [Callers] Dances with three or more allemandes

On Sat, Feb 15, 2014, Michael Fuerst wrote: > > I should have said thumbs an wrapped around the other's hand. > Interlocked was the wrong. I do know people who believe that interlocked thumbs are correct, and I've been on a campaign to discourage the practice. ;-) -- Hugs and backrubs -- I bre

Re: [Callers] Dances with three or more allemandes

And I'm on a (perhaps hopeless) campaign to restore it. So, Aahz, why do you want to eliminate it? I'm talking about the thumbs up as guideposts, fingers hooked around the others hand, a hook, not a grip, wrists straight, fingers curved. Is it just the safety issue? I play music. I teach music

Re: [Callers] Dances with three or more allemandes

I've had my thumb wrenched when someone hangs on too long with this grip. But the original topic was "people ... bending and twisting the wrists". My solution is this: I say "ouch", and phys

Re: [Callers] Dances with three or more allemandes

On Sun, Feb 16, 2014, Erik Hoffman wrote: > On 2/15/2014 10:32 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >>On Sat, Feb 15, 2014, Michael Fuerst wrote: >>> >>>I should have said thumbs an wrapped around the other's hand. >>>Interlocked was the wrong. >> >> I do know people who believe that interlocked thumbs are >>cor

Re: [Callers] Dances with three or more allemandes

Thanks you Joy and Les for the suggested dances.     Does anyone have additional suggestions? I think what I had in mind are dances where everyone allemandes 1 1/2 at least once plus allemande 3/4 or more at least one additional time   Michael Fuerst      802 N Broadway      Urbana IL 61801  

Re: [Callers] Dances with three or more allemandes

On 14-02-15 10:18 AM, Michael Fuerst wrote: So I am asking for dances which have at least three, and preferably four allemandes Searching my personal collection, I find: 6 allemandes: "Al's Half a Heyday" [Al Olson] (but 2 are only 1/2) 5 allemandes: "Jeffro's Tree" [Don Flaherty] "Chuck th

Re: [Callers] allemandes

Allemandes are my most frequent subject for rants, so I'll weigh in here (briefly) as a very experienced dancer/ inexperienced caller. As a dancer, the thing I have found most helpful personally is to make sure to keep my hand well away from my chest and at least somewhat to the side. This allows

Re: [Callers] Dances with three or more allemandes

Aahz wrote to Erik: > > I have no idea what you mean by "guideposts", though; from my POV either > the thumbs are interlocked or they're not. (If each person's thumb can > touch the other person's webbing between thumb and forefinger they're > interlocked.) > I believe most dancers can make a di