26-09-05 - JD Jeannine's Tenure

user: Jasmine Davis

La Bastringue, ONS var.

by: Traditional

introduces moves: circle, long lines, swing, promenade

formation: Circle

A1 16
circle left 8 places
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
long lines forward & back
B1 16
next neighbors balance & swing ⁋
B2 16
partners promenade along the set on the right

Variation for ONS, with longer circle left to lead into a spiral in/out.

Star Mixer from Gaye

Riverside Jig

by: Linlithgow Ceilidh

introduces moves: star, do si do, custom

formation: Becket (no matter)

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
long lines forward & back
A2 8
star right 4 places
8
star left 4 places
B1 8
neighbors do si do once
8
partners do si do once
B2 16
top 2 couples form line of 4, dance to the bottom over everyone's heads ⁋


____0_________X___
^___0__^__^__X__^_
|___0___|___|__X__|_
0__ 0__X__0__X__X_

Galopede

by: Chestnut

introduces moves: pass through, turn alone, custom

formation: improper or proper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
4
pass through across the set
4
turn alone
A2 8
long lines forward & back
4
pass through across the set
4
turn alone
B1 8
partners do si do once
8
partners swing
B2 16
top couple sashay to bottom of set - others move up ⁋

If you finish dancing before the music is done, let each couple in turn just sashay down until the music is ready to end.

A Pillar of Weathersfield

3 Up The Creek

by: Jasmine Davis

introduces moves: Rory O'More, allemande, gyre, zig zag

formation: 3 face 3

Start in short wavy lines with your opposite in your right hand

A1 8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
A2 8
neighbors do si do once
8
neighbors allemande right once
B1 8
partners gyre left shoulders once (leftmost dancer u-turn back to start)
8
circle right 3 places
B2 8
circle right 6 places (open from circle 3 into circle 6, circle to return home)
8
zig right zag left ⁋

The B1 left gyre into a circle right 3 is the equivalent of a two-person gyre into a swing. However, it may be taught as a "single file circle" with the lefthand dancer in the line of three turning back to start.

Festival Reel

by: Will Mentor

introduces moves: custom

formation: Becket

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
long lines slice left & back ⁋
A2 8
star left - hands across - 4 places
8
star right - hands across - 4 places
B1 8
ladles do si do once
8
gentlespoons do si do once
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Sanita Hill Circle

Long Sweet Potato