Re: [Callers] Moving Arches longways

I'm not convinced that moving arches is a version of dip and dive, and I've never seen Waves of Torey danced this way. I've heard it referred to as "London Bridge" You find it in the English (Playford-style) dance "The Happy Clown" in the book "Maggot Pie", published in 1932. The authors say: The steps and movements of our dances, with scarcely an exception, are "traditional" and familiar; such originality as they have lies entirely in the fresh combination of these elements into new shapes and patterns. By "traditional" they mean "Playford-style as described by Cecil Sharp", so the move is probably found in one or more of Sharp's interpretations. Here's a Double Sicilian which I learnt from John Chapman many years ago (and have still never called). Down on the Farm 40 bar reels A1: Circle left. Circle right. A2: "London Bridge": Outside two (not partners) under the tunnel, the others move out and follow them, all the way back to place. B1: Balance and swing partner. B2: Face partner: Reel of four in own line. C: Lines forward and back. Anti-clockwise line arch, all pass on to the next. Colin Hume Email colin(a)colinhume.com Web site http://www.colinhume.com