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. 1 (Fri / Mon):

  2. 2 (Sat, just RVQ Sun, Braidwood & Markets Dance Day):

(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