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Say I Do

Gary Roodman, 2003,
4 couples proper
English/American Traditional Style
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c-h6jBAbX8
Recording: say_i_do_077-bof--6.mp3.zip

Videos show this to be a dance very easy to mess up. — nashjc 2019/04/14 16:06

         W2 M2 Wi M4
         M1 W1 M3 w3

1-2 MEN'S LINE: Working in sets of of two couples,
    M turn by the R (approximately) halfway to form
    one (wavy) line of four down the middle of the set
3-4 M balance R and L.
5-6 Middle M turn halfway by the L and then halfway
    by the R with the M on the ends (this is quick)
    into 
7-8 M, loop R shoulder around the W you are facing
    back into original lines. 

1-2 WOMEN DO THE SAME SORT OF THING: 
    Working in sets of two couples, W turn
    by the L halfway to form a line of four down the
    middle of the set. 
3-4 W balance R and L.
5-6 Middle W turn halfway by the R and then halfway
    by the L with the W on the ends, into
7-8 W, loop L shoulder around the M you are facing,
    back into the set.

          W1 M4 W2 M3
          M2 W3 M1 W4

B1 1-4 With current partner (who is beside you) pass through 
       straight across the set and turn around individually,
      (no courtesy turn)
   3-4 Couples on the R end of the lines, pass through
       on the diagonal by the R and turn individually,
   5-6 Couples on the L end of the lines, pass through
       on the diagonal by the R and turn individually,
   7-8 With the couple straight across the set pass
      through one more time and turn individually to
      face back in.

B2 1-4 Taking hands along lines, go forward and back.
   5-8 Swing with the person beside you in your new
       two-couple set. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7X427TPT94&t=35s [Everyone dances alternately with Ptr and one other person.) MUSIC: “Pat’s Rag” by Jonathan Jensen. Jonathan says that he composed this tune with Pat Shaw’s style of ragtime in mind, hence the name.

Teaching Points:

(1) A1 moves the men two places to the R around the set and
    A2 moves the women two places to the L.
(2) In B1, emphasize that there are no courtesy turns in this
sequence. Also, warn everyone that the pass throughs
come quickly, There really is not enough time to leisurely
turn around, 
ins_say_i_do.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/26 04:53 by mar4uscha