18 Jan
2013
18 Jan
'13
1:45 p.m.
Another one for Three-Facing-Three is Walpole Cottage by Pat Shaw - has
a C part as well so time to include some stars and heys. That one is a
Sicilian Circle so you get to dance with lots of trios.
I believe Erik Hoffman did a version he called Walpole Dollhouse.
= = = = = = = =
The same move is in:
Strip the Willow Square
Square (32 or 48 bars Jigs)
A1: Heads gallop across (men b-to-b) and back (ladies b-to-b)
A2: Sides gallop across (men b-to-b) and back (ladies b-to-b)
B1/2: Head Men Strip the Willow: Men Allemande* Right 3/4; Allemande L
the R-hand Lady; Men Allemande R 3/4; Allemande L the opposite Lady; Men
Allemande R 3/4; Allemande L the L-hand Lady; Men Allemande R 3/4;
Partner Allemande L
C1: Circle L, Circle R
C2: Partner Balance & Swing
Repeat for side men, then head ladies, then side ladies, then all the
man at once, then all the ladies at once (stars rather than allemandes).
= = = = = = = =
Or if you like turning contra corners then you can just do it as a Strip
the Willow:
Orcadian (or Shetland) Strip the Willow
Longways; Proper (slip jig)
A1: Top couple R hand turn (elbows linked) 1 1/2 and Strip the
Willow to the bottom
B1: Next couple start
Repeat until too tired to stand.
When you reach the bottom swing and then join the lines.
Everyone: Move up after you have turned the active couple.
= = = = = = = =
Or do some Big Set and throw in a Shoo Fly Swing: One couple starts a
Ladies' Strip the Willow, each Lady joins in as soon as she can so all
the Men are circling in the middle following their Ladies around the
set; then the Men Strip the Willow - see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KKvElR4ZaA
= = = = = = = =
Or go back in time and do Fandango (Apted 1774) with two hand turns
rather than allemandes.
= = = = = = = =
There are lots more... :-)
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
18 Jan
18 Jan
1:54 p.m.
New subject: Lots of Contra Corners
Good stuff, John! Thanks! Ron Nelson
From: info(a)contrafusion.co.uk
To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:45:07 +0000
Subject: Re: [Callers] Lots of Contra Corners
Another one for Three-Facing-Three is Walpole Cottage by Pat Shaw - has
a C part as well so time to include some stars and heys. That one is a
Sicilian Circle so you get to dance with lots of trios.
I believe Erik Hoffman did a version he called Walpole Dollhouse.
= = = = = = = =
The same move is in:
Strip the Willow Square
Square (32 or 48 bars Jigs)
A1: Heads gallop across (men b-to-b) and back (ladies b-to-b)
A2: Sides gallop across (men b-to-b) and back (ladies b-to-b)
B1/2: Head Men Strip the Willow: Men Allemande* Right 3/4; Allemande L
the R-hand Lady; Men Allemande R 3/4; Allemande L the opposite Lady; Men
Allemande R 3/4; Allemande L the L-hand Lady; Men Allemande R 3/4;
Partner Allemande L
C1: Circle L, Circle R
C2: Partner Balance & Swing
Repeat for side men, then head ladies, then side ladies, then all the
man at once, then all the ladies at once (stars rather than allemandes).
= = = = = = = =
Or if you like turning contra corners then you can just do it as a Strip
the Willow:
Orcadian (or Shetland) Strip the Willow
Longways; Proper (slip jig)
A1: Top couple R hand turn (elbows linked) 1 1/2 and Strip the
Willow to the bottom
B1: Next couple start
Repeat until too tired to stand.
When you reach the bottom swing and then join the lines.
Everyone: Move up after you have turned the active couple.
= = = = = = = =
Or do some Big Set and throw in a Shoo Fly Swing: One couple starts a
Ladies' Strip the Willow, each Lady joins in as soon as she can so all
the Men are circling in the middle following their Ladies around the
set; then the Men Strip the Willow - see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KKvElR4ZaA
= = = = = = = =
Or go back in time and do Fandango (Apted 1774) with two hand turns
rather than allemandes.
= = = = = = = =
There are lots more... :-)
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
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19 Jan
19 Jan
4:04 p.m.
New subject: Lots of Contra Corners
On 1/18/2013 10:45 AM, John Sweeney wrote:
Another one for Three-Facing-Three is Walpole Cottage
by Pat Shaw - has
a C part as well so time to include some stars and heys. That one is a
Sicilian Circle so you get to dance with lots of trios.
Love Walpole Cottage! (The link to the instructions Bill Baritompa
posted was the website of the Playford Ball I called in 2000; hadn't
realized the dance notes were still up!)
Thanks for reminding me of the Strip the Willow Square, which I'd seen
on Thomas Green's site but never danced.
Or go back in time and do Fandango (Apted 1774) with two hand turns
rather than allemandes.
But this is a regular contra corners where the actives only turn two
corners, not the "turn four corners"
Tom was asking about. (And regular contra corners - whether that's
"Swing Corners" (per Wilson) or
"Turn Corners and Partner" - is a standard figure in the early 1800s; we
have that from before the ECD/contra
split, which is why it's in Chorus Jig and Fandango.)
-- Alan
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