Thumbs NOT interlocked, you mean?
-------------------- Lindsay Morris CEO, TSMworks Tel. 1-859-539-9900 [email protected] On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Michael Fuerst <[email protected]>wrote: > When I started contra dancing, people know how to allemande. But over the > years people starting bending and twisting the wrists of those with whom > they allemanded, so today, in defense, dancers often allemande with a stiff > open, bent non-thumb fingers, or wrist to wrist. Thus I was pondering a > workshop on correct allemanding: > > 1) thumbs interlocked, the other four fingers wrapped over the other's > hand, > > 2) the top of your hand and top of forearm forming a straight line, > ensuring the other's wrist is not contorted > 3) arm not held stiff, but used as a spring to maintain comfortable > tension with the other dancer. > > Such a workshop should be held in the middle of the evening, last 5-8 > minutes minutes, and precede a dance with multiple allemandes. > > So I am asking for dances which have at least three, and preferably four > allemandes > > Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217-239-5844 > Links to photos of many of my drawings and paintings are at > www.ArtComesFuerst.com > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
