MCD NFF 2004 Dance Display Notes
Displays are: NFF: Fri 2pm, Sat 11am, Sun (massed) 2:50pm, Mon 3pm
Braidwood & Markets Dance Day
Display sets are:
- 1 (Fri / Mon):
- March On
- Australian Tempest x2 / German Tempest x2
- Berlin Schottishe
- Kreuz Polka x4 / Princess Polka x2
- Thrushes Nest quadrille (German Set Waltz) x4
- Stern polka x3
- Varsovienna x2 / Swedish Masquerade x2
- polka to line, bow, walk off
- 2 (Sat, just RVQ Sun, Braidwood & Markets Dance Day):
- March On
- Mind the Dresser x2 / Soldiers Joy x2 / Mind the Dresser x1
- Waltz Country Dance x2
- Gundagai Barn Dance x4
- Pam Gainsfords Delight x2 (longways cpls 2 & 4 improper)
- Liverpool Plains Waltz Cotillion x2
- Royal Victorias Quadrille - Figs 2x2, 4x2, 5x2. waltz off
- Dinki One Step x4 / Gay Gordons x2 / Dance off
- (Australian) Tempest, 4x32, double sicilian
- circle L&R; galop across & back; center star & ends swing R&L;
advance, retire, cpls pass on;
- German Tempest, 4x32, double sicilian
- circle skip L; galop across & crossovers, galop back & crossovers;
center & ends circle L, center & ends LH back; advance, retire, cpls pass on;
- Berlin Schottische, couples in circle
- 2 slow & 3 quick slip steps & close round LOD, x2 repeat back,
waltz chassez to centre ¼ turn and out, waltz, repeat last part.
- Kreuz Polka, couples in circle
- chassez side x2 heel-toe thru inside, chassez back x3 heel-toe thru inside,
polka round set;
- Princess Polka, couples in circle
- polkade fwd x8, heel-tow change sides x4;
(nb seq reversed from normal with final polkade fwd)
- Thrushes Nest quadrille (German Set Waltz)
- tops waltz inside leaving ladies in centre, sides waltz inside leaving ladies in centre,
man chase cw outside while ladies circle acw inside end in cut circle,
circle expand & contract x2, grand chain all round,
lead couple windup waltz visit, others cascade forming line behind, waltz home at end.
- Stern Polka, couples in circle
- cpls polka around, grand cross (man LH on next gents elbow),
men turn in & clap (knees, own out, above, knees, own out) rpt
while women skip around outside, at end polka new partner to repeat;
- Varsovienna, couples in circle
- (fwd turn acw 123 point, fwd turn cw 123 point)x4;
(mazurka x2, turn 123pt)x4
- Swedish Masquerade, couples in circle
- march fwd 8, turn, back 8; waltz apart-together x2, waltz on, repeat;
polka apart-together x2, polka on; repeat;
- Mind the Dresser , sicilian
- circle L, RH star, circle R, LH star; 1's fig-8, 2's fig-8,
½ chain & promenade opp, ½ chain & promenade partner,
R & L thru, adv retire progress (1's about face on retire & cast on).
- Soldiers Joy , sicilian
- adv retire, swing opposite men end back to back, reverse swing partner,
swing partner, adv retire progress on as couple.
- Gundagai Barn Dance, couples in circle
- 3step lift & back, ladies move on, wheel ladies cw into ladies star,
wheel partner out, set apart together waltz on,
back ladies to centre, retire, waltz on.
- Pam Gainsfords Delight, longways set with couples 2 & 4 improper
- lines adv, ladies retire with opp man & swing to form top lines,
repeat forming side lines, top lines, side lines,
ladies chain, gates up, gates down, tops ½ RH star & set,
middles ½ LH star & top 3 couples set,
bottoms ½ RH star & all set, swing partner around once to place.
- Royal Victorias Quadrille - Fig 2
- lady 1 & opp man adv retire & turn RH, whirlygig RH to corner,
LH to next, RH to next, LH to partner in opp place; repeat lady 3 lead.
- Royal Victorias Quadrille - Fig 4
- all ladies chain, lead couple adv in turn adv out turn, repeat,
all ladies to centre LH, all men walk & turn to hold partner RH,
RH turn partner, chasses to swap places & back, RH turn partner,
repeat couple 3 leading.
- Royal Victorias Quadrille - Fig 5
- tops gallop round inside, gallop in out in and swap ladies,
nariel ladies chain, gallop in out in and swap ladies back,
all BR swing; repeat sides leading.
- Liverpool Plains Waltz Cotillion
- tops waltz set, top ladies adv retire & cross over, side ladies same,
top men same, side men same; tops waltz home outside, sides waltz home outside;
top & bottom lines adv retire & cross over, adv retire & cross back;
reverse waltz chain half-way & ack partner, turn & waltz chain home;
waltz set; repeat sides leading.
- Dinki One Step, couples in circle
- points man LF fwd lady RF back, other way, man fwd 4 steps, repeat,
point to mans L then R, chassez in & out, pivot x4 (or waltz 2);
- Gay Gordons , couples in circle
- walk fwd 4 turn back 4, repeat back, man walks as lady turns under his
R arm 4, polka on;
Lawrie Brown / 29 Apr 2004