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L. Friedman-Shedlov

Re: Regarding Dance Technique and Etiquette

June 13, 2006, 8:59 p.m. (Message 45542, in reply to message 45540)

I suspect the person who referred to a "Tulloch turn" meant what I would 
call a "birling turn," i.e. sort of a spin.  In our area we do 
this with by grasping our partner's elbow with one hand (the hand you are 
"turning with") and clasping the other hands below.  I think of a Tulloch 
turn as being a propelled pivot turn, done with the one hand around the 
partner's elbow and the other in the air or holding a skirt.  Whereas a 
Tulloch turn is actually rather slow, the birling turn is fast, and it's 
also a lot of fun, so regardless of what Roy Clowes intended, I suspect 
some won't be able to resist the lure of spinning 1 3/4 when the 
opportunity arises.

FYI, we don't do Postie's Jig with the spins here in the Twin Cities, but 
I remember doing that way in Edinburgh with New Scotland.

Lara Friedman-Shedlov
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA

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