Thanks a lot! Richard
On Jan 23, 2016, at 12:06 AM, Keith Wood via Callers wrote: > I've written a new one recently: The Curse of Scotland. > > See an animation at > http://dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#TheCurseOfScotland. > > Formation:Longways set for four couples, plus one person extra in the centre > between couples 2 and 3 > > Music:32 bar reels > > Source:Keith Wood December 2015 > > Notes:For Anthony Simon's 60th birthday. > > The 9 of Diamonds playing card is nicknamed the Curse of Scotland, supposedly > because every 9th Scottish king (with diamonds in their crowns) was a tyrant. > This dance is in the formation of the nine spots on the card. > > The extra person is the nine-spot. If the nine-spot is a woman, then the > stars are done left hand at the ends and right hand in the centre, with the > nine-spot leading the 1st woman and finishing in her place. > > 1-4 Nine-spot with 2nd couple arch over 1st couple (who don't move), > nine-spot and 2nd man arch over 2nd woman to invert the line, and arch back > down over 1st couple, 3rd and 4th couples circle left once around > 5-8 Nine-spot with 3rd couple arch over 4th couple (who don't move), > nine-spot and 3rd woman arch over 3rd man to invert the line, and arch back > up over 4th couple, 1st and 2nd couples circle left once around > 9-16 Double figure of eight at each end, 2nd and 3rd couples cast up/down > respectively to start, 1st and 4th couples cross down/up > 17-20 1st and 2nd couples, and 3rd and 4th couples, half rights-and-lefts at > each end > 21-24 1st and 4th couples half rights-and-lefts in the middle (around > nine-spot), 2nd and 3rd couples swing with ceilidh hold > 25-28 1st and 3rd couples with nine-spot star right once around at the bottom > (nine-spot in front of 1st man), 2nd and 4th couples star right at the top > 29-32 1st and 4th couples with nine-spot star left once around in the middle > (nine-spot in front of 1st man), finishing with 1st man in the centre of the > set as the new nine-spot, and the nine-spot opposite 1st woman, 2nd and 3rd > couples swing with ceilidh hold > Cheers > > Keith > >> Can anyone suggest a 9-person dance? I'm aware of the traditional Nine-Pin, >> and Monkey in the Middle by Sherry Nevins. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Richard Fischer >> >> Princeton, NJ >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
