I quite like Alan’s tetherball pole, something I’ll keep in mind.
I’ve so rarely found anyone giving too much weight that I’ve thought the
objections to the term were theoretical rather than practical, but perhaps I’ve
been lucky (or give too much weight myself). It has occurred to me that
Hey Folks,
Thanks so much to all those who have chimed in on the question I posted.
Really neat that people like Richard and Joseph had experienced a similar
activity as me. And fascinating discussion about sharing weight John,
Joseph and others! I really like the idea that every
Winston, Alan P. wrote:
> Over in English dance land, Bruce Hamilton used to describe the amount of
> pulling force as
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Alan, I particularly like the understandable reference to a tetherball pole. I
think it's easy for anyone to comprehend what might happen if one used the same
Thus the perils of all language. Because of my personal ways of thinking
(somewhat twisted in physics labs and engineering classes, alas), the words
“weight” and “pressure” have precise mechanical meanings. As they have been
used in some of these examples, they have helped me and others improve
I am sorry, but I disagree with anything that says to put pressure into
connection. Why would you need to push up or down when holding hands in a
circle? Why would you need to pull in an Allemande?
Hold your hand in space in the correct position for the move and support it
there with your
