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

Scheduled Displays

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

Display Sets

  1. 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]

  2. 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]

  3. 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]
Lawrie Brown / 7 Dec 2005