MCD NFF 2005 Dance Display Notes

Displays are: NFF: Fri ~3:00pm, (DTTY Sat 4:30pm), Mon ~12:30am

Display sets are:

  1. New Bracket
    1. Polka on [MCD2-11]
    2. Trading Places x3 [MCD7-2]
    3. County Cotillion x2 [MCD2-8]
    4. Koala Bears Picnic x2 [MacLeod-1]
    5. Belgian Waltz x2 [ATDT1a-4]
    6. Medley: Evening 3 Step x2 / Boston 2 Step x2 / Dinki 1 Step x2 [MCD6-10]
    7. Victory Waltz x4 [ATDT2-2]
    8. Royal Victorias Quadrille - Fig 5 x2 [MCD8-18]
    9. Polka off [MCD2-11]

  2. Old Bracket (as for Multi-cultural festival et al)
    1. March On [MCD8-1]
    2. Gates of Moy x4 [Occasionals-15]
    3. Longways set medley 4x1 [MCD2-9]
    4. Gundagai barn dance x4 [MCD8-13]
    5. Thrushes Nest Quadrille x4 [MCD8-6]
    6. Pam Gainsford's Delight x2 [MCD8-14]
    7. Waltz Country Dance x2 [MCD8-12]
    8. Kent Quadrille Fig 1 x2 [MCD6-6]
    9. Kent Quadrille Fig 4 x2 [MCD6-7]
    10. Kent Quadrille Fig 6 x2 + swing [MCD6-8]

Trading Places, 3x48J, sicilian triples
right ends set & turn RH half-way to change places, left ends repeat, middles repeat, all RS do-si-do; all RH star half way, LH star back; right ends set & turn LH half-way to change places, left ends repeat, middles repeat, all LS do-si-do; adv & retire, adv & pass thru;
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.
Koala Bears Picnic, 2x64J, 4 couple longways
lines adv retire & change places & solo turn; cross-over cast & lead back; top lady 2H cw turn man 2, Larm acw turn lady 3, 2H cw turn man 4; top man 2H acw turn lady 2, Rarm cw turn man 3, 2H acw turn lady 4; top couple double strip set back to top; top couple start snowball grand-chain around set, top couple cast off to bottom, others BR swing as finish chain in turn;
Belgian Waltz, 2x48W, sicilian couples
2H sway partner in out & roll past opp, RH bal partner fwd back & change places; repeat back to place; RH bal opp fwd back & change places, 2H sway opp in out & roll past partner; repeat to place; RH star once round, clapping (SQQ), solo turn over LS; LH star back, waltz on to next couple;
Evening 3 Step, 2x16M, couples
fwd outside foot 3 steps & tap, roll across, roll back, back 3; skip fwd Vin, skip fwd Vout, slide-together slow x2, waltz;
Boston 2 Step, 2x16M, couples
set apart & together, fwd 3 & turn, set apart & together, fwd 3 & face, set facing 2H, slide-together slow x2, waltz;
Dinki One Step, 2x16M, couples
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);
Victory Waltz, 4x32W, couples
both LF fwd, lift RF & swivel cw, back 3, fwd 2, chassez turn 3 & close facing LOD; repeat; step across LF & kick RF, back side close, step across RF & LF, back side close; repeat; fwd 2, turn lady out & in, waltz;
Royal Victorias Quadrille - Fig 5, 2x, quadrille
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.

Grand March
couples lead on once around; cross & cast; cross & meet at bottom, lead up; couples cast alternating to place;
Gates of Moy, 4x32R, quadrille
Lead couple through opposite gate, separate and in side gates, leads RH turn; each LH star side cpls, leads RH turn, each out side gates & cast to face opposites; RS reel of 4 with opposite cpl at bottom of set; each leads through gates to meet & swing home;
Longways Set Medley, 4x32J, longways set of 4
Flying Pieman
ladies weave; men weave; tops slipstep down & back to 2nd place; lines of 3 down & back ex tops who remain at bottom of set;
Haste to the Wedding
top couples star R & L; tops slipstep down & set, repeat to place; tops with lady 2 half circle, post her to place, repeat with man 2; tops swing to bottom;
Petronella
all couples diamond petronella (2s step up at start, straight out at end); 1's & 3's slipstep down & back; all pousette;
Country Bumpkin
top lady set to 2nd man/2H swing 3rd; top man set to 2nd lady/2H swing 3rd; tops lead to bottom & cast to place; circle of 4 to left/tops cast to bottom;
Gundagai Barn Dance, 4x, 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.
Thrushes Nest quadrille (German Set Waltz), 4x64W, quadrille
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.
Pam Gainsfords Delight, 2x, 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.
Waltz Country Dance, 2x48W sicilian
balance fwd & back with opposite, change places / repeat with partner; opposite /partner; (balance fwd & back in circle, pass ladies across)x4; waltz once round opposite & on;
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 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 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 2H swing partners to finish.
Lawrie Brown / 15 Sep 2005