Lawrie Brown - MCD Floriade 2005

MCD Cygnet & Tamar Folk Festivals 2006
Tulip Farm / Floriade / Majors Creek 2005 Dance Display Notes

Scheduled Displays

Tulip Farm - 10-11am on Sun 25 Sept 2005 & Sat 8 Oct 2005
Floriade - 11am on Sat 15 Oct 2005
Wanniassa School Fete - 11am on Sat 29 Oct 2005
Majors Creek - 12-13 Nov 2005
Cygnet & Tamar Folk Festivals, Tasmania - 13-15th & 20-22nd Jan 2006

Dress: Day dress & hats for ladies, trousers+braces+hats for men.

Display Sets

Tas Bracket
1. Circular Polka on [ATDT1a-9]
2. Mind the Dresser x2 / Soldiers Joy x2 / Mind the Dresser x1 [MCD7-7]
3. Prince Imperials Quadrille Figs 1&2 x2 each (trk 23) [steal the lady & shoot the squirrel] [AD19C3-23]
4. Prince Imperials Quadrille Figs 4&5 x2 each (trk 26) [3 aside & ghirlywig] [AD19C3-26]
5. Queen of Sheba [MCD2-12]
6. New French Cotillion - Fig 1 x2 [fast R&L & chain] [MCD6-25]
7. New French Cotillion - Fig 5 x2 & waltz set [fan men & lines] [MCD6-26]
8. Maxina x3 [ATDT1b-7 or MCD6-4]
9. Galop Quadrille x2 [gallop leads corners ladies-chain round] [ECSGH-12]
NFF05 Bracket
1. Polka on [MCD2-11]
2. Trading Places x3 [MCD7-2]
3. County Cotillion x2 [MCD2-8]
4. Longways set medley 4x1 [MCD2-9]
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 [tops gallop round] [MCD8-18]
9. Polka off [ATDT1a-9]
Multicultural Bracket
1. March On [ATDT2-5]
2. Australian Tempest x2 / German Tempest x2 [MCD8-2]
3. Berlin Schottishe [MCD8-3]
4. Ithaca Polka Quadrille - Fig 4 x4 [tops polka to R] [MCD6-17]
5. Ithaca Polka Quadrille - Fig 5 x2 [tops R&L star] [MCD6-18]
6. Thrushes Nest Quadrille (German Set Waltz) x2 / Waltz Cotillion (Liverpool Plains) x2 [MCD8-6]
7. Varsovienna x3 / Swedish Masquerade x3 [MCD8-8, MCD8-9]
  end with polka to line, bow, walk off

Tas Bracket

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.
Prince Imperials Quadrille Fig 1 x2: tops visit R honour & retire with side lady end ladies facing in middle; ladies grand chain; all set & turn partners; repeat sides leading
Prince Imperials Quadrille Fig 2 x2: top lady & opp man turn RH & face opp lady, opp lady under arch & turn top man, tops 2H turn to place; tops adv & retire, tops half nariel ladies chain home; all chasse croise; repeat side lady 3 leading;
Prince Imperials Quadrille, Fig 4 x2: tops adv & retire, tops adv ladies join Rsides as man retires; lines of 3 adv & retire twice; solos adv bow & retire, solos adv & face partner; circle half way, half R&L to place; repeat sides leading with men moving to Lsides;
Prince Imperials Quadrille, Fig 5 x2: ladies whirlygig starting corner & turning each man in turn; top lady & opp man adv & retire, re-adv & turn RH to face partners; set & turn partners; repeat side lady 3 leading;
Queen of Sheeba: cpl lead: all up & back double, R gypsy partner, all down & back double, L gypsy partner; stars: RH stars ends, middles LH star while ends chase half-way; repeat star & chase home; solo leads: men lead out & back double, R gypsy neighbor, ladies lead out & back double, L gypsy neighbor; arches: tops turn 3/4 into arches, sides chase around cw under arches, tops turn out; sides turn 3/4 into arches, tops chase around cw under arches, sides turn out; bomb burst: tops & sides lead out & back double, R gypsy; repeat with L gypsy; reels: reel of 4 in lines 5 places & change 2H; reel of 4 back home 5 places, change 2H;
New French Cotillion, Fig 1: tops R&L, all advance & retire twice, half grand chain and turn round, reverse half grand chain back and turn round in place, solo waltz set with pirouettes half way and in place; repeat sides leading R&L.
New French Cotillion, Fig 5: solo waltz cw round set with men backing ladies with fans, ladies advance & retire, turn corners, men advance & retire, turn corners into top lines, lines slow adv & retire with side pirouettes; repeat forming side lines with top pirouettes on retire; waltz set to finish.
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 (1st time only); repeat dance with sides leading and all couples gallop cw round with pivot; finish with all diamond gallop cw round set;

NFF05 Bracket

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, 1x128W, 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.

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;

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;

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.

Multicultural Bracket

(Australian) Tempest, 4x32, double sicilian: circle L&R; gallop across & back; center star & ends swing R&L; advance, retire, cpls pass on;
German Tempest, 4x32, double sicilian: circle skip L; gallop across & crossovers, gallop 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.
Ithaca Polka Quadrille, Fig 4: tops polka outside around side couple to R, all ladies adv & retire, all turn partners RH, repeat sides polka outside to R; repeat tops polka inside round side couple to L with men adv; repeat sides polka inside to L.
Ithaca Polka Quadrille, Fig 5: tops star R&L, sides star R&L, all turn partners RH, 1st lady & opposite man chassez round each other to R into top lines, lines heel & toe advance, all turn partner RH to place; repeat starting tops with 2nd lady leading; repeat sides star & 3rd lady; repeat sides star & 4th lady; polka set to finish.
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.
Waltz Cotillion (Liverpool Plains), 1x128W, quadrille: lead couple waltz; top ladies cross / side ladies cross; top men cross / side men cross; top couple waltz home; side couple waltz home; top & bottom lines adv & retire & crossover; repeat back; waltz chain with corner to opposite side, waltz chain back home; all waltz set; repeat with sides leading;
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;

[Monaro Colonial Dancers]