MCD Braidwood 98 Dance Display Notes
- Grand March
- couples lead on once around; cross & cast; cross & meet at bottom, lead up;
cast; meet at bottom, lead up; couples cast alternating to place;
- La Tempete, 3x48R, double sicilian
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advance & retire twice (all start RF with point at end);
couples slip step change with opposites (rh end thru middle of opp couple);
change back (lh end through middle); center circle L&R while ends 2H turn;
center star R&L while ends turn RH&LH; advance, retire, pass on as couples;
- Speedy Quadrille, 4 fig, quadrille (1423 cw), Manangatang, Vic
- Figure 1 (4x32)
- lead couple promenade; all adv & retire; swing corners x4;
swing partner; repeat with each couple leading
- Figure 2 (4x24)
- lead couple adv, separate and join opp; ladies lead back across
whilst others lead ladies to join ladies line & men continue to mens line;
men & ladies lines adv & retire twice; adv to centre line; swing to place;
- Figure 3 (2x32)
- 1st man to centre for solo whilst others step-hop circle L;
repeat with each man; then repeat with each lady whilst others circle R;
- Figure 4 (2x32)
- tops half R&L thru, swing corners & keep; sides repeat to place;
sides half R&L thru, swing corners & keep; tops repeat to place;
- Waltz Medley, 5x32W
- Kings Waltz (2x16)
- walk 3 swinging lady in to face on 4, rock twice; chassez in & out, waltz;
- Waltz Oxford (1x32)
- walk fwd 2 slow 3 quick, walk back 2 slow 3 quick; rock in & out, chassez in,
rock out & in, chassez out; walk fwd 2 slow 3 quick, repeat; waltz on;
- Valeta Waltz (2x16)
- balance apart, together, slide L x2 & turn; repeat back;
waltz x2, slide L x2, waltz x4;
- St Bernards Waltz (2x16)
- slide L x3 & stamp x2, slide R x2, 2 steps in, 2 steps out, turn lady, waltz;
- Waltz
- around and out to longways formation
- Longways Set Medley, 4x32J, longways set of 4
- Flying Pieman
- ladies weave; men weave; tops slipstep down & back to 2nd place;
lines of 3 down & back ex tops;
- Haste to the Wedding
- top couples star R & L; tops slipstep down & set, repeat to place;
tops with lady 2 half circle, post her to place, repeat with man 2;
tops swing to bottom;
- Petronella
- top 2 couples diamond petronella (2s step up at start, straight out at end);
tops slipstep down & back; tops swing to bottom;
- Country Bumpkin
- top lady set to 2nd man/2H swing 3rd; top man set to 2nd lady/2H swing 3rd;
tops lead to bottom & cast to place; circle of 4 to left/tops cast to bottom;
- Stockyards, 4x32J, circle
- advance & retire twice; swing corner; promenade; swing partner
- 4 Sisters Barn Dance, 4x8M, couples
- chassez diag R&L twice / step hop fwd x4, M turn L under arm x4;
- Circular Polka, P, couples
- polka round and off.
[Monaro Colonial Dancers]
Lawrie Brown / 27 Mar 98