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TWENTY-SOMETHING

Gary Roodman 1996
A Dance for Two Couples
Historical English Style
Tune: TWENTY-SOMETHING

          Presence
          Mi W1
          W2 M2
 PART 1
Al 1-4  With your neighbor, lead forward a double to your
        partner and fall back.
   5-6  All set right and left.
   7-10 All turn single and two-hand turn halfway with
        partner.
A2 1-4  Couples lead forward a double to one another and
        fall back.
   5-6  All set right and left.
   7-10 All cast over right shoulder and W2 leads set out
        into a line of four facing up:        
           ↑ W2 M1 W1 M2 ↑
           
B1 1-4  Lines of four lead up a double and fall back into long
        lines.
   5-6  Bend line of four into a circle.
   7-10 Circle halfway, fa e partner, pass through across the
        set and form new lines of four facing down, M2 and
        W2 changing places in the middle and M1 and W1
        crossing over and joining on the ends:
             ↓ M1 W2 M2 W1 ↓
B2 1-4  Lines of four lead down a double and fall back into
        long lines.
   5-6  Bend lines of four into a circle.
   7-10 Circle halfway, face partner, pass through across the
        set (it is nice to keep an eye on your partner as you
        pass through).
        
 PART II
Al 1-4  Partners side-by-side right.
   5-10 As in Al above.
A2 1-4  With neighbor, side-by-side left.
   5-10  As in A2 above.
B1 & B2 As in B1 and B2 above.

 PART III
A1 1-4  Partners arm by the right.
   5-10 As in Al above.
A2 1-4  With neighbor, arm left.
   5-10 As in A2 above.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEh-h0ao-HQ&t=80s
MUSIC: “Twenty-Something” by Jonathan Jensen. Teaching Point:
It helps at the outset to make it clear who W2 is. Also, in B(5-6), point out to the dancers that there is distinct music for making the circle. Experienced dancers, who have been conditioned to 8-bar “chunks,” may have a tendency to rush through this bit of the dance.

ins_twenty_something.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/31 01:45 by mar4uscha