strathspey@strathspey.org:53349

mlamontbrown

RE: The RSCDS dance publication process

Aug. 8, 2008, 3:24 p.m. (Message 53349)

Andrew wrote:

> May I add that the suggestion was made in class at St Andrews, in the year
> of publication, by our teacher , Christine Mair,  that the dancing couple
> give nearer hands briefly as they come round together from turning the third
> couple and before they go in to the double triangles formation.
> I am thoroughly in favour of this and, as I said at the time, wish that I
> had thought of it for myself.

I though that the turns with third couple were supposed to be 4 bar turns (i.e. the
third couple danced for 4 steps) - don't you think it would look a little strange /
be a bit difficult to hold on to third couple while taking hands with partner and
then releasing them to take hands in double triangles?

Malcolm

Malcolm L Brown
York  (UK)