Week 10, Semester 2

Step Practice

• Pas de basque: concentrating on the extension (see note by adjudicator for Newcastle)
• Strathspey setting step: concentrated on getting a smooth movement with the leg coming slowly up to 3rd rear aerial.
• Skip change of step: concentrated on getting a bit more flight without becoming bouncy.

Figures

• Four couple allemande: there is no step to the ladies side nor is there a step up the dance.
  
• Set to corner, partner
  
• Swirl

Sunday Morning
4x32 Reel 5/1982

• Petronella turn, set down the set, turn right 1+1/4: Do not try to cover too much distance with the setting, use the turn to cover the rest of the distance.
• Reel of 4 on sides
• 6 bars of a reel of 4 across and turn right to 3214: This cannot be done neatly and ruins the dance
• 4 couple allemande

Edina's Pride
8x32 Strathspey Gray (I believe it was republished in the Edinburgh branch 80th anniversary book)

• Cross below 2s and cast round 3s, turn right: Have to cover distance for the cross but slow down in the cast. Think about positioning so that you can flow into the next figure.
• Circle
• Swirl
• Set to corner, partner

Main thing about this dance is phrasing. Your strathspey traveling was generally good with no passing of feet except in the circle.

McKeown's Hornpipe
8x40 Hornpipe Drewry Canadian Book

• Variation on a double figure of 8: phrasing of this movement is important
• Mirror reels of 3
• 1 petronella and set while the 2s&3s cast to second place, men make an arch, pass person on right in front and cast to the end, cross right
• Repeat
• Circle

Again, the phrasing is important. The corners need to make the middle movement quite bulbous so that they have some distance to cover. The more you danced this the better you got, although you were quite out of breath at the end.

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We decided to have another class next week since the hall was booked.