I have acquired 2 copies of Sets in Order-The American Round Dance handbook
1948-56. Don't really want to throw them away-well, recycle them-but I am
not interested in them Does anyone want them? Willing to mail them to
interested parties. Please contact me off list.
Judy Greenhill
judy(a)relativeharmony.com
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While taking today to clean up my dance inventory I took a look at French Four, which goes like this:
French Four
Contra Duple/Improper
Traditional
A1 1s balance, right pull by, cross below 2s, 2s move up
1s balance, right pull by, cross above 2s, 2s move down
A2 1s Balance & Swing
B1 1s down center, turn as a couple, come back
2s cast 1s to second place
B2 All right and left through, twice
If the major set is short and dancers tired, this can be done as a triple minor to give the 2s and 3s even more resting out (but pretty dull for the 3s). So then I wondered what it might take to make it a triplet (because I’m collecting my triplets as part of my inventory review) and came up with this variation in B2.
Triplet variation
All dancers proper
A1 (new) 1s balance, right pull by, cross below 2s, 2s move up
1s balance, right pull by, cross above 2s, 2s move down
A2 1s Balance & Swing
B1 1s down center, turn as a couple, come back
2s cast 1s to second place
B2 Lines of 3 forward and back
Lines of 3 forward, on the way back 3s roll 1s to bottom (left to right)
This variation gives the 3s more to do. What do you think? Is it too odd to have same-roles do the roll away with each other?
\Bob Peterson
bob(a)contracorner.com
