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