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Jerome Reinstein

Re: small favor: Arthur's Seat 31-32

Feb. 26, 2018, 4:57 p.m. (Message 69472, in reply to message 69471)

I agree with your proposal.

Jerry
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On 26/02/2018, 14:22, "x.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx" <x.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx> wrote:

    Hi All,
    
    A discussion has again arisen on bars 31-32 of "Arthur's Seat":  does 1c 
    Petronella to the sidelines or do a 3/4 turn RH?  We diagram makers (like 
    Keith Rose) and crib writers (like Minicrib and myself) want to "get it 
    right", because often our interpretation is what dancers see on the dance 
    programmes.  As David Haynes says, different sources and different 
    interpretations exist.  I do not think it is right for _us_, the diagram and 
    crib makers, to decide how to solve ambiguities in original descriptions and 
    traditional interpretations.
    
    I expect the number of such ambiguities to be small; they will mainly appear 
    for "traditional" dances, as in the past descriptions were often formulated 
    less precisely.
    
    I propose that the RSCDS could ask one of its committees to act as "advice 
    centre" on how to resolve these unclear texts.  The dance will usually go well 
    whatever alternative is chosen, as long as all dancers do the same.  The such 
    "authoritative advice" would be a great help.
    
    Any comments?
    
    Happy dancing,
    
    Eric