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Introduction
Author:
Victor Skowronski (2003)
Source:
Victor Skowronski
Formation:
Longways duple proper
Music:
Specific tune - Ronde II, Mon Amy (Tielman Susato)
Choreography
A1
1-2
Single file circle left one place
3-4
Balance into the center and back
A2
1-4
As in A1 (end progressed and improper)(
B1
1-2
1st corners start a chevron (pass right, keep facing out)
3-4
1st corners complete the chevron (back up into neighbor's place) while 2nd corners cast (right) along the line (into their neighbor's place)
B2
1-4
Partners pousette ½ (1st corners push to start, release partner early to form a line across the set with 2nd corners on the outside facing in and 1st corners facing in the middle)
C1
1-6
Hey (1st corners start left, 6 changes, end 1st corners on the end improper and 2nd corners in the middle proper)
C2
1-6
2nd corners gypsy left while 1st corners cast right (into the center of the set), into partner gypsy right 1¼ (end progressed and proper)
© Victor Skowronski, 2003
Notes
Notes
1
At the end of the hey in C1 the 4 dancers will be in a line across the set. After the 2nd corners gypsy in C2 the 4 dancers will be in a line along the center of the set ready for the partner gypsy)
2
Michael Barraclough says "Technically, the move in B1 1-2 and B1 3-4 is a 4-bar move called a 'Chevron' (© Fried de Metz Herman). However, the timing of this is often poorly taught so I have broken it down into 2-bar moves to make clear who does what when."
3
Victor says "The moral behind this dance is 'If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.' I had written two previous dances for the tune but neither worked. The third one was a charm, however. The tune is played at a tempo that is considerably faster than what is heard in concert. When I first called it at Pinewoods, Gene Murrow suggested the faster tempo and it made a world of difference. I suspect that the tempo we use was the original one. At some point, however, musicians thought it sounded better at the slower tempo and that became the standard."
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