Hi Everyone,
From 11/9/2003, on which date we ceremonially opened the new doors to
our newly, fully wheelchair-accessible Guiding Star Grange Hall:
Open Doors
David Kaynor
Duple Improper
A1 Circle Left 3/4; pwing partner
A2 Down Hall 4 - in - line; wheel around as couples; return; bend
line into long line
B1 Long lines forward; ladies back up pulling neighbor gents out;
swing neighbors
(end progressed)
B2 Long Lines forward & back;
circle right;
turn alone to face new neighbors
In the early or mid 1980s, my cousin Cammy Kaynor composed a fun dance
for which he always played the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance on recorder,
sort of spitting out monosyllabic prompts, we all thought very
remarkable, quite entertaining, and effective, if occasionally
somewhat salivary; I seem to recall accumulations of moisture on Cam's
microphone.
Among this dance's cool and unusual aspects was the B2 sequence
wherein, from progressed positions, you circled left with future
neighbors and right with current neighbors.
Here's what I remember:
The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
Cammy Kaynor
Duple Improper
A1 #1s balance; dos-a-dos; swing
A2 With neighbor, balance; dos-a-dos; swing
(end progressed)
B1 Ladies chain
B2 With future neighbors, circle left;
with current neighbors, circle right
I used to dance it a lot. Fitting the balance, dos-a-dos, and swing
all into a phrase seemed totally fine and fun ... especially to that
tune!
As far as I know, Cam has never written it out, but I think he still
calls it (and plays recorder simultaneously).
David
