strathspey@strathspey.org:47323

Jan E Rudge

Re: Pilling diagrams

Dec. 5, 2006, 3:35 p.m. (Message 47323, in reply to message 47317)

Sophie wrote:
> I think my mental image of the set is from the foot
> because I formed this picture when I first learnt to
> dance, when I would have been standing somewhere in
> the set, looking up towards the teacher. This
> reprentation is also convenient if you're frequently
> swapping sides, as it's the same whether you're
> standing in the men's line or the women's. I'm glad
> to know I'm not the only one who sees it this way though :-)

Sophie, you are definitely not the only one!  That's exactly
how my mind works too.  We obviously think alike...
perhaps we are unusual though, as I think you were the
only person who agreed with me about how to number
corners a little while ago  ;o))

Best regards,

Jan

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire - UK
RSCDS London Branch