Well, I live near Lambertville and, if my hazy memory serves me, have  
only seen it danced (here in NJ and elsewhere) with the men  
allemanding into the waves of 4, balance, and then an 8-count  
neighbor swing. (Don't quite see how you could fit in an allemande  
left and a balance and swing in the A2.) As for your query about the  
men's footwork in their balance in the long waves, I see your point,  
but in terms of eye contact I think it does make sense to balance  
right, then left, and allemande with the gent you just made eye  
contact with. (And in any event I think it would be hard to inculcate  
balancing left and right.)

Enjoy calling at the Scout House!

Richard

On Dec 23, 2009, at 5:19 PM, Barbara Groh wrote:

> I don't know how they dance it up in MA, but here in NC the gents  
> almd to a wave of 4.  I think that's how the dance was written, and  
> I also feel that it makes for a better dance!
> Have fun...
> Barbara Groh
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rickey" <holt.e at comcast.net>
> To: <callers at sharedweight.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 5:06 PM
> Subject: [Callers] Trip to Lambertville - 2 Questions
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have two questions about Steve Zaikon-Anderson's "Trip to  
>> Lambertville".
>> (1) At the end of A1 the men are in a long wavy line and they  
>> balance.  It
>> seems that dancers are balancing right and then left most often.   
>> Since the
>> next figure is Gents Allemande Left, balancing left then right  
>> instead would
>> seem better as this would make sharing weight on the gent's  
>> allemande more
>> satisfying.  (2) I have seen two versions of A2.  In one the gent's
>> allemande left to their neighbor for a balance and swing.  In the  
>> other
>> version the gents allemande left to a wavy line of 4 across the  
>> set, balance
>> in that wave and then swing their neighbor.  In Nelson, NH, where  
>> I dance a
>> lot this version (into the wave of 4) is how it is danced.  I am  
>> planning on
>> calling the dance at the Scout House in Concord MA soon and am  
>> wondering
>> which version is more common there.
>>
>> Thanks for whatever help you can give,
>>
>> Rickey Holt,
>>
>> Fremont, NH.
>>
>>
>>
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