The instructions given here are meant as an aide memoire to help experienced dancers familiarize themselves with the dances we will be doing. They will probably be inadaquate to get you dancing if you have not done country dancing before. However you need not have these dances memorized as all dances will be taught at the Ball.
Duple Proper Longways Waltz
| A1 | First corners set in place, not moving forward (1-2), The same two right-hand turn halfway (3-4) |
| A2 | Second corners the same (1-4) |
| B | Facing partner, all fall back taking 2 single steps (1-2), Partners cross by right shoulder (3-4), Same 2 couples single file circle clockwise once around (5-8), Partners two-hand turn (9-12) |
| A1 | Partners set forward and turn single to place (1-4), Partners turn by the right once around (5-8) |
| A2 | Neighbors turn by the left once around (1-4), Neighbors set forward and turn single to place (5-8) |
| B1 | Circle left halfway and fall back (1-4), Two changes of rights and lefts, starting with right hand to partner (5-8) |
| B2 | Partners pousette halfway to progressed places, gents pushing to
start (1-4), 1's lead up through the 2's and cast back to progressed place (5-8) |
| A1 | 1st corners set (1-2), Turn single to place (3-4), Two-hand turn (5-8) |
| A2 | 2nd corners the same |
| B1 | 1's cross and cast to 2nd place, 2's moving up (1-4), 1's half figure 8 above (5-8) |
| B2 | 1's gate down with the next couple below (1-4), 1's gate up with their original 2's (5-8) |
| A | 1's chase: Gent 1 dances a figure 8 around the 2's, crossing
down and passing lady 2 by the left shoulder to start, then crosses
above the 2's to end in lady 1’s place. Lady 1 waits as gent 1 starts,
then follows him to end in his place (1-8), 2's chase: Lady 2 dances a figure 8 around the 1's, crossing up and passing lady 1 by the left shoulder, then crosses below the 1's to end in gent 2’s place. Gent 2 waits as lady 2 starts, then follows her to end in her place. Lady 2 immediately faces gent 1 with right hand ready (9-16) [End all improper, not progressed] |
| B1 | Gent 1 and lady 2 (2nd corner positions) join right hands on 1st beat,
join left hands on 3rd beat and cross-hand turn halfway (1-4), All back-to-back with partner along the set (5-8) |
| B2 | As in B1, but lady 1 and gent 2 (1st corner positions) (1-4), All back-to-back with partner across the set (5-8) |
| A1 | 1's right-hand turn halfway (1), 1's lead down to 2nd place while the 2's cast up to 1st place (2), Partners balance back, then change places (3-4) |
| A2 | 2's right-hand turn halfway (1), 2's lead down to 2nd place while the 1's cast up to 1st place (2), Partners back-to-back (3-4) |
| B | Circular hey, 3 changes, starting passing partner by the right, then turn right to face partner (1-4), [3rd change in the hey should end with a big loop] Partner two-hand turn twice (5-8) |
Waltz for Waltz for 4 Couples in a Square
| A1 | Lady 1, followed by her partner, dance halfway CCW around the set,
while the rest circle left halfway (1-4), 1's rejoin the circle and all circle right back to places (5-8) |
| A2 | Corners left-hand turn once around (1-4), Partners right-hand turn once around (5-8) |
| B | 1’s lead to the center and face each other (1-2), 1’s “poohsette” out under the arch made by the 2’s, who lead in (3-4), 1’s “eeyore” while the 2’s “poohsette” under the arch made by the 3’s leading in (5-6), 1’s pause and 2’s “eeyore” while the 3’s “poohsette” under the arch made by the 4’s leading in (7-8), 1’s and 2’s step right and honor partners while the 3’s “eeyore” and the 4’s “poohsette” to 1st place (9-10), 1’s, 2’s and 3’s step left and honor partners while the 4’s “eeyore” (11-12), All two hand turn with partners (13-16) |
The “eeyore” figure is as follows. You are facing your partner holding both hands having just finished the “poohsette”. Drop gent’s left and lady’s right hands. The lady dances forward and back, one waltz step each way, while the gent raises their joined hands and waltzes clockwise around the lady to end on her left facing back in to the set.
The B part is a canon with each couple more or less doing the same set of figures in the same order, just starting at slightly different times.
| A1 | 1's lead down through the 2's and cast back to place (1-4), Gents lead between the ladies and cast back to place (5-8) |
| A2 | 2's lead up through the 1's and cast back to place (1-4), Ladies lead between the gents and cast back to place (5-8) |
| B1 | Gent 1 set forward to lady 2 and turn single back to place (1-4), Lady 1 set forward to gent 2 and turn single back to place (5-8) |
| B2 | Circle left halfway (1-2), Fall back with neighbor (3-4), Set forward to partner (5-6), Trade places with partner passing right shoulders (7-8) |
Note:
As part of a continuing experiment we will be dancing this dance with no
teaching or prompting. If you know the dance, or feel you are experienced
enough to pick up a new dance easily, please join in. This is a fairly
straightforward dance so dancing with an experienced partner may be sufficient,
even if you don't know the dance. However, if you don't feel confident enough
to join in we hope you will enjoy the performance of the other dancers.
A video of some people doing this dance. Be aware that our local styling may be a bit different than that seen in the video. However, this should give you a feel for how the dance fits the music and some ideas for how to make your own dancing elegant and graceful.
Part 1:
| A1 | Up a double, back a double (1-4), Set and turn single (5-8) |
| A2 | Repeat A1 (1-8) |
| B | Mirror Hey, 1's go between 2's to begin (1-8) |
| A1 | Side right (1-4), Set and turn single (5-8) |
| A2 | Side left (1-4), Set and turn single (5-8) |
| B | Arches: movement as in B of Part 1, except couples take two hands and slip up and down the set. 1's going under 2's arch and over 3's, etc. (1-8) |
| A1 | Arm right (1-4), Set and turn single (5-8) |
| A2 | Arm left (1-4), Set and turn single (5-8) |
| B | Circular Hey: skipping, 1's cross the set passing left shoulders (1), Hey for 3 halfway on the sides alternating shoulders (2-4), 1's cross the set at the bottom passing right shoulders (5), Hey for 3 halfway on sides to original places alternating shoulders (6-8) |
In Part 3 B the 1's do a circular hey all around the set while the 2's and 3's just do a hey for 3 on the sides.
Tune "Weathered Inn Waltz" by Al White
| A1 | All circle left (1-2), turn single left (3-4), All circle right (5-6), turn single right (7-8) |
| A2 | Active couple dance through the gap between the other 2 couples,
separate and dance around the outside of the set to
return home (1-4), All dance back-to-back with partner (5-8) |
| B1 | All pass partner by right shoulder (1), the next person by left
shoulder (2) and cloverleaf turn single with the 3rd person (3-4), Pass this person by the right, the next by the left, cloverleaf turn single with the 3rd (5-8) |
| B2 | Pass this person by the right, the next by the left,
cloverleaf turn single with partner (1-4), Two-hand turn with partner (5-8) |
| A1 | 1st corners set to each other (1-2), Change places passing right shoulders (3-4), Right hands across halfway (5-6), All turn single left (7-8) |
| A2 | Repeat A1 with 2nd corners setting & crossing |
| B1 | 2 changes of rights and lefts, starting with partner (1-4), All two-hand turn with partner 1 1/2 (5-8) |
| B2 | Circle left halfway (1-2), Fall back with neighbor (3-4), 2's gate the 1's up the middle and back down the outside (5-8) |
| A | Circle left once around (1-4), 1st corners turn by the right (5-8), 2nd corners turn by the left (9-12), 1's cast down to middle of a line of 4 while 2's lead up and cast to ends of the line, end with lady 2 facing in, others facing lady 2 (13-16) |
| B | Dolphin Hey: 1's acting as a unit, pass right shoulder with lady 2
to start (1's change lead at ends), ending in the same line of 4
facing up (1-8), Line of 4 up a double and back (9-12), 2's gate 1's up and around to progressed place (13-16) |
| A1 | Gent 1 slow set and honor, right, then left, to lady 2 (1-4), Same two two-hand turn and return to places (5-8) |
| A2 | Lady 1 the same to gent 2 (1-8) |
| B1 | 1's cast to 2nd place, 2's move up (1-2), 1's and 3's circle left one time (3-6), Gent skip up around top couple to end in partner's place while lady 1 skip down below bottom couple to end in partner's place (1's now improper) (7-10), 1's two-hand turn halfway (11-12) |
| B2 | 3's cast up to 2nd place, 1's move down (1-2), 2's and 3's circle left one time (at top) (3-6), Gent 3 skip up around top couple to end in partner's place while lady 3 skip down below bottom couple to end in partner's place (3's now improper) (7-10), 3's two-hand turn halfway (11-12) |
| A1 | 1st corners back-to-back (1-4), Same two join right hands (5), join left hands (6), Turn halfway with crossed hands (7-8) |
| A2 | 2nd corners back-to-back (1-4), Same two join right hands, left hands, turn halfway (5-8) |
| B1 | 1’s cast up, 2’s moving down (1-4), 1’s half figure 8 below through the 2's (5-8) |
| B2 | 2’s cast up, 1’s moving down (1-4), 2’s half figure 8 below through the 1's (5-8) |