Hi Sam,
The list of names I provided was the result of the collective wisdom of
these forums. I hope I covered all the possible names! :-)
Personally, I still say, "Ladies' Chain" for most of my groups. It was
hard work when making the video not to use the word "Lady"!
(Took lots of retakes and edits!)
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 940
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http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Whited via Contra Callers <[email protected]>
Sent: 10 May 2025 12:26
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Callers] Re: Video: Chain Figure - Teaching, Twirling Technique, Open
Chain, North Country Chain
On a slightly tangential note, I've called this a "chain" or a "[right hand
role term at this dance] chain", but I kind of like the idea of saying "chain
by the right" instead to normalize that it could be in either direction. When
trying a chain left with a group of experienced dancers recently I got a lot of
grumbling about how "difficult" things were, which seems silly, maybe I should
start trying to normalize "this is just like any other move, sometimes you'll
go one direction, sometimes the other".
—Sam
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