7. STARTING FORMATION: ALLEMANDE FAMILY: Starting formation -any position where dancers can conveniently turn 90° or less to face their corner.
(a) ALLEMANDE LEFT: Dancers face their corners and turn by the left forearm 360 degrees. Releasing arm holds and stepping forward, each dancer ends facing their partner.
(b) LEFT ARM TURN: Starting formation -facing dancers. Dancers join left forearms and walk forward around each other the distance specified; e.g. half (180°), three quarters (270°), full (360°), etc.
(c) RIGHT ARM TURN: Like left arm turn except dancers
turn with the rightforearm.
STYLING: The arms are held past the wrist but not past
the elbow joint.Each dancer places his hand on the inside of the arm of
the person with whom he is to work. The fingers and thumb are held in
close. The center of the turn will be at the joined arms, so, while turning,
each dancer is moving equally around the other.
TIMING: Full around, 8; three quarters, 6; one half, 4; one quarter
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