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.