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<p>The second dance below is called Heaps. It was written in 2000 by
Gordon Potts for Joe Heaps's wedding ceilidh.</p>
<p>Michael Barraclough<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 17/08/2019 22:49, John Sweeney via
Callers wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi
Linda,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
With some of the dancers as young as five you have quite a
challenge. :-)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
I would start with something like:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Welcome
to the Dance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Sicilian
Circle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">A1:
Circle Left; Circle Right<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">A2:
Star Right; Star Left<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">B1:
Neighbour Arm Right; Arm Left<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">B2:
With Partner: Forward 1, 2, stamp, stamp, stamp; backwards
1, 2, clap, clap, clap<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
Odds (facing CCW) make arches, every go forwards and meet
someone new<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I always teach B2
multiple times as the first part of the walkthrough to
establish the progression and direction and who is making
the arches.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">From a musical point of
view this gives them a chance to work easily in eights, and
practise stamping/clapping at the right time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The heel and toe in this
makes them have to work with the music and listen for their
turn to go:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Ping<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Longways;
Proper; Four Couples (but if some sets have five couples it
is still fine)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">A1:
Line 1 Lead Around Line 2 to places<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">A2:
Line 2 Lead Around Line 1 to places<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">B1:
Top Couple: two hands: Heel & Toe x2; Gallop to the
bottom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
Top Couple: two hands: Heel & Toe x2; Gallop to the
bottom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">B2:
Top Couple: two hands: Heel & Toe x2; Gallop to the
bottom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
Partner Arm Right (or Swing - but for this type of group I
would use Arming)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">To
cover some musical education as well you could contrast
different time signatures. For example you could use a
dance with a long gallop (sorry, I know you say “sashay” in
the US, but “sashay” is defined as “walk in an ostentatious
yet casual manner, typically with exaggerated movements of
the hips and shoulders” so it is completely the wrong word!)
- I would tell them to “gallop”! Anyway, if you do a simple
dance with a long gallop and change tunes from a jig to a
reel part way through, you could tell them in advance to
listen for the change and see how it changes the feel of the
gallop.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">You
could try Swedish Masquearde <a
href="https://www.barndances.org.uk/detail.php?Title=Swedish_Masquerade"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.barndances.org.uk/detail.php?Title=Swedish_Masquerade</a>
to show them the difference in feel between a march, a waltz
and a polka - I would substitute Two Hand Turns for the
close hold waltz and polka sections. <a
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFqDEfZIxqg"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFqDEfZIxqg</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">This
type of group usually enjoys Horse’s Branle <a
href="https://www.webfeet.org/eceilidh/dances/horses-branle.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.webfeet.org/eceilidh/dances/horses-branle.html</a>,
getting them to match footwork to the music in the A part,
listen for their turn every four counts in the B music, and
timing their hey to finish on time in the C music. And of
course it is different from many tunes in that it has three
parts. If you want to be silly you can tell the leader in
the B part to do something silly in the four beat crossing,
then everyone else has to do the same thing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
I hope that helps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Happy dancing, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
John <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">John
Sweeney, Dancer, England <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:john@modernjive.com">john@modernjive.com</a> 01233 625 362
& 07802 940 574 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://contrafusion.co.uk/KentCeilidhs.html">http://contrafusion.co.uk/KentCeilidhs.html</a>
for Live Music Ceilidhs <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.contrafusion.co.uk">http://www.contrafusion.co.uk</a>
for Dancing in Kent</span>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.modernjive.com">http://www.modernjive.com</a>
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