MCD John O'Brien Festival at Narranderra 2002 Dance Display Notes


County Cotillion, 8+2x128W, quadrille
lead couple visit; (ladies solo/men solo)x2; (ladies advance, balance, all solo)x2; (ladies RH star & men chase/turn partner/waltz to place)x2; grand circle x2; ladies advance, curtsey, balance, form top lines; (lines advance, retire, pass through)x2; waltz to place; repeat couple 3 leading.
Galop Quadrille, 2x64G quadrille
all couples gallop cw around circle with cw pivot halfway round; tops then sides gallop in, out & across; repeat back; tops lead thru & back; sides lead thru & back; all gallop in with partner & out with corner, all gallop in with corner & out with partner; all ladies chain; all fwd gallop in circle to place; repeat dance with sides leading and finish with diamond gallop at end;
Kent Quadrille, Fig 1, 2x32W
top ladies turn as men chassez to centre, set & 2H turn partners; tops adv, ladies retire, and turn, men retire as ladies turn again; tops adv, RH set to opposite, do-si-do opposites; grand square (tops FBFF, sides FFFB); repeat sides leading.
Kent Quadrille, Fig 2, 2x32 2/4
1st couple adv, set and 2H swing partner (2T); set and 2H swing own corners (3T); set and 2H swing partner (3T); tops couples R&L through with twirls; repeat with 3rd couple leading.
Kent Quadrille, Fig 3, 1x80W
tops couples slow R&L through (16); side couples slow R&L through (16); all set & 2H turn partners (1T); top ladies chain; side ladies chain; grand square (tops FBFF, sides FFFB); all waltz set (16).
Kent Quadrille, Fig 4, 2x32 2/4
gallop corners in and out x2; all ladies star RH to place (6), curtsey to partners (2); 1st man sets to each lady in turn; all 2H swing partners; repeat with 3rd men leading.
Kent Quadrille, Fig 5, 2x24 6/8
1st lady and opposite man adv and 2H turn half way, 1st man and opposite lady adv and 2H turn half way; 1st couple lead through to place, and lead back to opposite place, and change places; half R&L through, 2H turn partners; repeat with 3rd couple leading.
Kent Quadrille, Fig 6, 2x40+ 2/4
men whirlygig around starting with partners (turn RH 6, on 2); all ladies adv & curtsey, all men adv & bow; promenade partners to place (skaters hold); grand square (tops FBSF, sides SFFB); repeat sides leading; all swing partners to finish.
La Tempete, 3x48R, double sicilian
advance & retire twice (all start RF with point at end); couples slip step change with opposites (rh end thru middle of opp couple); change back (lh end through middle); center circle L&R while ends 2H turn; center star R&L while ends turn RH&LH; advance, retire, pass on as couples;
Royal Irish, Fig 3 (Lines of 4 figure), 4x24 quadrille
lead lady turn LH with opp man into line of 4 with RH to partner (4), all balance (4), promenade once around (8), swing (8); repeat side lady leading; repeat other diag top then side ladies leading;
Royal Irish, Fig 4 (3&1 figure), 4x48 quadrille
tops lead up & retire (4), tops lead up & pass lady across to 2M in line of 3 (4), line adv & retire (4), adv & pass ladies back to 1M (4), line adv & retire (4), adv & turn ladies into circle (4), circle L (4), circle R (4), promenade once around (8), swing (8); repeat sides leading; repeat other diag tops & sides;

Lawrie Brown / 6 Mar 2002