I could swear that I danced Alternating Corners once a long time ago and when the caller dropped out and we forgot who was supposed to do the contra corners, and, what I remember is that we ALL did the contra corners, and it worked!
I've never had the nerve to try to do such a thing on purpose, but theoretically, it should work. Your corner isn't in his or her place while you're allemanding in the middle, but then again, neither are you. Done right, all corners get to their appointed places just in time to allemande left back to their partners. Has anyone else ever done this? M E > > I don't like the dance alternating corners because dancers don't > internalize it properly. They learn it ok, so they can do it, but > they usually can't handle the caller dropping out. Once the caller > drops out people forget which turn it is and they have to step back > in. I've seen this happen even in groups where a caller could drop > out after two times through on a simplish dance. > > Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > -- For the good are always the merry, Save by an evil chance, And the merry love the fiddle And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
