Three dances written at Chippenham Festival 2004
with Pete Coe and Eddie Upton running two dance writing workshops
This dance was devized out of some necessity as a 5 couple dance - we only had
enough couples and one gent was braving a bad knee even then. The stimulous
was merely to think of a move that was just a bit different. It leave people
watching unless they spot where the gaps hang for a few bars and nip across.
But sometime we are thankful for a bit of a rest.
It was eventually found that this dance works best as a hornpipe (hop step)
because it gives more time. The upshot is that there was little else suggested
for the title. It does exactly what it says on the tin...............
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devised @ Chippenham Folk Festival 2004 |
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Five couples in a Longwise Set. | ||||||
A1 | Strop the Wallow 1 | |||||
1-4 |
Man 1 right hand turn with Lady 3 (1 1/6)
and on to LH turn Man 5 |
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5-8 | Man 1 returns via a RH turn with
Lady 3 to place at the same time Lady 5 returns via a RH turn with Man 3 to place |
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A2 | Strop the Wallow 2 | |||||
1-4 | Lady 1 right hand turn with Man
3 (1 1/6) and on to LH turn Lady 5 at the same time Man 5 RH turn Lady 3 (1 1/6) and onwards to LH turn Man 1. |
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5-8 | Lady 1 returns via a RH turn with
Man 3 to place at the same time Man 5 returns via a RH turn with Lady 3 to place |
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B1 | Even(ing) Star | |||||
1-4 | 2's and 4's star right hand | |||||
5-8 |
star left and back to place |
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B2 | Top to Bottom | |||||
Couple 1 chassis, step, swing, promenade or whatever to bottom | ||||||
All swing to end of 32 bars | ||||||
tune : 32 bar hornpipe - | ||||||
If you like this dance enough to use it, please mention Chippenham
Folk Festival. |