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Marjorie McLaughlin

Re: Jack O'Carron

Oct. 9, 2001, 12:47 a.m. (Message 27796, in reply to message 27795)

Mary,

The instructions that appear in Volume II of the Imperial Book are:

"21-24  First lady with second couple, first gentleman with fourth couple,
slip three hands halfway round moving anti-clockwise and open out into two
lines across the dance . . ."

It is easier to move to the right after the pas de basque, but I suppose the
movement you've observed is because our instinct with circles is to begin to
the left. This is one case where differences of opinion in execution of the
movement, or differences in what one has been taught could cause problems.

Good luck,

Marjorie McLaughlin
San Diego, CA