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Re: Circassian Circle/ Ladies chain .. some what short

Jan. 25, 2002, 2:23 p.m. (Message 29293)

Thank you Richard, Sorry Ron

  One point of interest with regards to the ladies chain two of the book # 
I's that I have seen (reprint of Mrs. Stewart's and one that I date not 
before  1933 or from before book VIII) both list this for the ladies chain in 
Circassian circle: 
  bars 17-20 "ladies chain that is, women give right hands to one another, 
cross over and turn opposite man round by the left hand. " bars 21-24  the 
same again, this time the women turn there own partners" 
 The second thing I found of interest is the foot note at the bottom : "right 
and left " maybe done without taking hands . 
 the book I  that Richard talks about seems like one that I think was 
published after book XIV (only a guess) where as the ladies chain becomes 
more Scottish, and sadly the foot note on right and left is gone.

Happy dancing 
Ralph Stoddard