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John Nash 2017-07-22, revised 2017-07-26
This dance was written when I discovered a nice rendition of Dansje voor Elsche at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh2PIPyRaao while looking for music for the traditional dance Zealand. The nice slow tune – notes on its composition are below – suggested a languid dance suitable for a hot summer day. With Sara Lawson's July 23 dance the next day, the temptation was irresistible. The dance worked quite well, but with input from George Cherepon and Mary Williams, a few minor edits produced the following instructions.
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A1 C1 and C2 face, promenade into each other's place (slow) then R and L to opposite. End home all facing out A2 Lead out a double with neighbour, turn towards each other In a double. Circle 4 Left. B1 Set R and L twice, Circle 4 Right. B2 Balance neighbour and change (as Duke of Kent), Turn Ptnr 1 time round right hand, ready to take promenade hold for next round.
However, the primary recording appears to be by the Belgian band Anveld. See https://soundcloud.com/joel-nachio/mazulma and https://soundcloud.com/maarten-de-splenter/mazulma-anveld. The YouTube link above is, I believe, this recording. Note a recent performance recorded in Hamilton, Ontario, on the very day we premiered the dance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubUokQL_DQ4
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