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Allemande Left
Someone said that you might be the expert on this....

so the caller has the girls sashay and then head men in for a teacup chain.... and at the end of that my partner (a girl) is on my left. Then he calls an Allemande Left.... so who is my corner??? am I doing it 1) with the person I think is my partner who also happens to be on my left? or do I do it 2) with the person on my right that would appear to be my corner. Note that after that the caller called a wrong way grand, so clearly he was thinking we should do option #2. thanks a lot

Technical answer:
Option 1 is correct. Option 2 is wrong.
If you take a piece of string and connect all 8 dancers in a 'circle', the Man's corner is located clockwise on the circle.

Real world answer:
Square dancing is a folk activity. Different interpretations and sloppy calling abound. Do what the caller wants, and don't complain.

Allemande Left, and Right And Left Grand are sex-dependent calls.

On Allemande Left, Boys use the Girl clockwise to them for a Left Arm turn (usually 1/2, but can be 1/4 or 3/4), and drop hands to face counter clockwise around the circle; similarly, on Right And Left Grand, Boys move counter clockwise around the circle.


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