Dance: A Frankfurt Fancy

32-bar Reel
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
Progression: 2413

Devised by:
Anselm Lingnau (1998)
Formations:
Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Reel of three - promenade hold (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;)
Arches (ARCHES)
Chase (CHASE)
Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Steps:
Skip-Change
Slip-Step
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Published in:
Merry Dancers Leaflets [4] *
Full description:
http://www.anselms.net/SCD/mdl/f-fancy.html
Recommended Music:
Major Bill (Sylvia Miskoe)
Minor Syl (Sylvia Miskoe)

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Crib

3C+4C start on opposite sides.
1-81C+4C cross RH and cast to 2pl/3pl (2C+3C step to ends) ; 1C+4C RHA, at end 4W+1M & 1W+4M make pairs in promhold and face out on W (M) side (similar to The Bees of Maggieknockater)
9-16Both pairs ½ RSh Reel3 on sidelines (to “1cnr”), at end the pairs dance in from the end for 1C+4C LHA, finishing in promhold with P, 1C (4C) facing M (W). (Men hold LH and turn towards P)
17-24½Reels on sidelines (as in 9-12) starting LSh to 3M & 2M, at end 1C+4C meet NHJ ; 4C makes arch, dance down and cast up to 3pl while 1C dance up under arch and cast off to 2pl
25-321C+4C set advancing individually to touch hands in circle and retire to sidelines while 2C+3C chase clw ½ round (2W+3W cast to begin) ; all C circle8 left the left half way to order 2, 4, 1, 3 (1C+3C on opp sides)
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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