strathspey@strathspey.org:45570

Gary Knox

RE: Dancing in five-couple and seven-couple sets (was GlasgowHighlanders)

June 16, 2006, 1:35 a.m. (Message 45570)

I also find it disturbing when the 4th couple stays in second place when the
4th and 5th couples share. Here is an analysis that I did a while back.

Gary,
San Francisco Branch


4th Couple stays in 2nd place					

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th

1	1c	2c	3c		
2	1c		2c	3c	
3		1c	2c	3c	
4		1c		2c	3c
5			1c	2c	3c
6	3c		1c		2c
7	3c			1c	2c
8	3c			2c	1c

Times	5	3	5	6	5

Pro:	Easier to stay in 2nd, not always easy to get to bottom
	
Con:	2nd couple gets to dance very few times
	2nd couple never gets to dance as 3rd couple
	1st couple never gets to dance as 2nd couple
	
	
	
	

4th Couple dances to the bottom	

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th

1	1c	2c	3c		
2	1c		2c	3c	
3		1c	2c	3c	
4		1c		2c	3c
5			1c	2c	3c
6	3c		1c		2c
7	3c			1c	2c
8	2c	3c			1c

Times	5	4	5	5	5

Pro:	All couples dance about the same number of times

	All couples dance at least once from each position

					
Con:	It may be dificult for 4th couple to get to the bottom