Schools page for Leiston Pyramid dance 2nd July 2010

6 dances for the Leiston Pyramid Schools Dance 2010 with Ron Coxall.  

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RIP AND SNORT. Square set of four couples.
 
A 1 All join hands and go into the middle and out, back to place. All do si do partners.
A 2 All into the middle and out, Do si do your neighbour.
B 1 Hold hands in a big circle and travel sixteen steps to the left.
B 2 Still holding hands, the top couple (no. 1's ) lead the chain through no. 3's raised hands. 1's separate and return round the outside. 3's go under their own arch to finish. - A rip & snort! To complete the dance repeat with the other couples leading to the rip & snort.
 
4x 32 bars. Tune could be a jig or polka. Suggest  Cap Finisterre / Shipping Forecast

CUMBERLAND SQUARE

Square set for four couples

A1 Head couples (back to band) and (facing band) gallop across and back again for 8 beats.

A2 Side couples do the same

B1 Head couples do right hand star and left hand star

B2 Side couples do the same

C1 Heads go into centre and circle to left and right

C2 Sides do the same

D1 All four couples join hands together and circle left for 16 beats

D2 Each couple hold hands and PROMENADE to the right, 16 beats, back to place

USE A MARCH OR POLKA 64 bars e.g. Celebration March. (or 2 x 32 bar polkas)

 

CIRCASSIAN CIRCLE

Large circle all facing centre, boy on left girl on right 

A1 All go towards the middle four steps and back twice

A2 Girls into the middle, clap, and back to place. Boys do the same

B1 Partners swing

B2 All Promenade round the circle to the left or right

USE JIG OR POLKA 32 bars. E.g. Pages Bottom / Knight to Remember.

 

FARMERS JIG

Long set for four couples

A1 All four couples face up and march up for eight steps, turn, and march back

A2 Face partners across the set, take a 2 hand hold and slip 4 steps down the set and back

B1 Right hand stars in fours and left hand stars

B2 Top couple lead a double cast to the bottom and make an arch, all follow through arch and back to place.

USE A JIG. 32 bars e.g. Quakers Wife / Year in Provence

 

BRIDGE OF ATHLONE

Long set for five couples

A1 Take hands in lines, dance forward to meet and back. Then forward to meet again and cross over the set. 

A2  As above so everyone ends up back where they started.     

B1 First couple gallop down the middle of set and back

B2 All single cast. When top couple reach the bottom they make an arch. The rest come under the arch, up the centre to new places. (The top couple are now at the bottom of set.)

C1 Back in line everyone makes arches. Original top girl goes up the tunnel and down the outside – while her partner goes up the outside and down the tunnel.

C2 All swing 

USE A JIG = 48 bars e.g. Weymouth Quickstep

 

EDINBURGH ROCK

Long set for six couples

A1 All do-si-do partners right shoulders, then right hand turn

A2 All do-si-do partners left shoulders, then left hand turn

B1 Top (first) couple arch down over the girls line, then up over the boys line

B21 Top couple slip down the set to the bottom, all swing

USE A POLKA. 32 bars e.g. Allo Jack / Nine till dawn

 

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