Astonished Archeologist, The
after Philippe Callens, 1999 to tune “Goff Hall” by Dan Lanier.
Three Couple Set, Proper.
A1 All set (R&L) to partner, 1/2 RH Turn with Partner
All set (R&L) to partner, 1/2 LH Turn with Partner
A2 All Back to Back R shoulder.
All turn partner 2 Hands (to left) 3/4, then pull
back R shoulder to finish back to back in a
line of 6 (all men are facing down, all women
facing up W1 M1 W2 M2 W3 M3)
B1 Hey for 6 (R shoulder, people at ends, who face
away from the rest, loop LEFT to begin.
Pass 3 in the hey (1/2 way) to meet partner in
a LEFT gypsy 3/4 to (own) side.
B2 Taking hands on side, lines fall back a double
and forward a double into...
Top 2 couples (not originals, but C3 and C2)
hands 4 half way left, then cross R shoulder
to own side
WHILE bottom couple (C1) turn 2 hands all the
way round.
Thus finish C2 C3 C1.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axrBET3hBmk
Music:
astonished_archeologist-bnah5-02.mp3.zip – OK
astonished_archeologist-055-rsl02.mp3.zip – OK
both fine but different styles
NOTES
B1 1-6
Each dancer, upon reaching an end of the hey, loops left and passes left shoulder when re-entering the hey.
A delightful dance that keeps moving. The real pleasure in the dance is the choreography of A2 through B1, beginning with the back-to-back on the diagonal into the two-hand turn into a single line down the middle. The following hey goes so well with the music change in B1, and the gypsy to get back into lines is such fun!
A happy dance to happy music.
