| 2 |
Tempest |
Double Sicilian Circle, 2 couples in a line (M-L-M-L) facing 2 couples around the room. |
| A1 |
Circle Left
Circle Back |
All 8 dancers join hands
and circle left with slip steps.
Circle back to the right |
| A2 |
Galop Across
Galop Back |
Couples in ballroom
hold, galop across, men passing back-to-back.
Turn and galop back, ladies back-to-back. |
| B1 |
Star Right
Star Left |
The centre 4 people
(insides) join right hands and star. The outside dancers spin with their opposites. The centre 4 turn and star left, whilst the outsides continue spinning. |
| B2 |
Advance and Retire
Pass Through |
Lines of 4 join hands
and advanced and retire. They let go hands, advance moving slightly to left to pass through other line by right shoulders to face a new line. |
| - | 32 bar reels AABB | Can also be danced in lines facing up and down the room, each line resting for one repeat when they reach the top or bottom and then rejoining in the other direction. They could also swap partners. |
| 2 |
Thady You Gander |
Longways sets of 4 couples. |
| A1 | Top Couple, down the set | Top couple skip down the inside of the set, lady turns under and returns up the outside of the Man's line, Man returns up the outside of the Ladies line. The Lady is now where the man was and the Man is in the Ladies place. Others clap. |
| A2 | Lady Leads | Top Lady turns to the first man in the line, taps him on the shoulder and leads the the 3 men around the other line and back to place. Others clap. |
| A3 | Man Leads | Top Man turns to the first lady in the line, gives her a nod and a wink and leads the the 3 ladies around the other line and back to place. Others clap. |
|
B1
B2 |
Strip the Willow |
Top couple strip the willow, right arm
to partner, left to the line down to the bottom of the set. Others all move
up one place, ready to start again. *** New top couple should listen and wait for the change. *** |
| - | 40 bar tunes AAABB |
A Playford dance, pre
1650. Note tune has 3A's + 2 B's to fit the Stripping. |