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Autumn Moon

Gary Roodman 2015
Duple Minor Longways
Historical English Style
Tune: Autumn Moon

A 1-4  SEGMENTED HEYS:
       W1 cross down into the first half of a hey 
       for three with 2nd couple ending
       just behind her Ptr.
  5-8  MI cross down into the second half of a hey
       for three with 2nd couple, ending in his 
       Ptr’s original place.
  9-12 W2 cross up into the first half of a hey
       for three with 1st couple, ending just behind her Ptr.
  13-16 M2 cross up into the second half of hey
       for three with 1st couple, ending in his Ptr’s 
       original place.
          [Everyone is crossed over.]

BI 1-4 MIRROR-IMAGE BACK-TO-BACK: Facing Nbr
       along the line, go back-to-back, beginning with 2nd
       couple splitting 1st couple.
   5-8 TURN INTO LINE OF FOUR: As you are falling
       back, give near hand (M’s Ls, W’s Rs) to Nbr and
       turn once and a quarter into a line of four facing up.
       (1s do a little extra flip in the middle of the line.)

         ↑  W2 WI M1 M2 ↑

B2 1-4 Lines of four fall back and come forward into 
   5-8 End people gate the middles around and back into
       major lines; and then everyone change with Ptr.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFJelJuGLSQ
MUSIC: “Autumn Moon“ by Rebecca King.
Teaching Point:
It helps to emphasize the phrasing in the A music, it is 8 beats for each segment of the heys. Also, remind W2 to be ready for the transition from A 5-8 into A 9-12.

ins_autumn_moon.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/31 04:49 by mar4uscha