On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 9:57 AM Tepfer, Seth via Callers < [email protected]> wrote:
> Two questions: > > 1) We have box the gnat (right hand to right hand), swat the flea (left > hand to left hand), and star thru (Lark/Gent right hand to Lady/Raven left > hand). What is the name of the opposite of a star thru (Lark/Gent left > hand to Lady/Raven right hand)? > > > MWSD offers one option, probably not a term to use in a contra setting. *Arky Star Thru* is a position dependent (rather than dance role dependent version): >From Facing Couples. Beaus do the Boys part, and Belles do the Girls part of a Star Thru. (Everybody uses the inside hand) Ends in Facing Couples. https://www.ceder.net/oldcalls/viewsingle.php?RecordId=155 This is not exactly what you asked for, which is to use the OTHER HAND than typical of your role, but independent of your position. *Left Star Thru (edited slightly)* >From a boy facing a girl: boy holds left hand up and girl places her right palm against it. boy steps forward and does a quarter left as the girl passes the boy left shoulders under the raised arms and does a quarter right. Finishes as a couple. https://www.ceder.net/oldcalls/viewsingle.php?RecordId=3616 Note that Bob Isaacs uses "Jersey Twirl" for a wrong-side California Twirl with the Lark going under. Note that California Twirl (and Jersey Twirl) are 180˚ turns, while Star Thru and Arky Star Thru are 90˚ turns. /Andy Shore
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