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Harrison, Rosemary M

RE: Lead up - which hand?

Nov. 6, 2001, 9:14 p.m. (Message 28060, in reply to message 28041)

Interesting. No, I don't actually have any book on this subject: it is just
the way I was taught to do early court dancing a long time ago (with the
woman's hand palm down on top of the back of the man's hand: and yes this
included the "reverence" now that you remind me). It is a hold which does
not permit much speed or abrupt change of direction without losing contact -
but then if you are wearing a massively heavy dress with a train I suppose
you are pretty slowed-down anyway! (I suspect it is extremely difficult to
reconstruct a relationship with present practice - not that that will deter
those of us who naturally ponder the historical roots of all that we do and
think.)
Rosemary

Rosemary M Harrison