[Callers] Re: Video: Chain Figure - Teaching, Twirling Technique, Open Chain, North Country Chain

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 john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent -----Original Message----- From: Sam Whited via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> Sent: 10 May 2025 12:26 To: contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net 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