Dance Half a Century 13223
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Anne-Miek Klokgieters (2006)
- Intensity
- 8000 8088 8400 8088 = 53% (1 turn), 53% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Reel of three - crossing (REEL;CRSING;R3;)
- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Poussette 3 couples (POUSS;3C;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Extra Info
- Dance devised for Francien van Heuvel on the occasion of her 50th anniversary, October 25, 2006,
by Anne-Miek Klokgieters, The …
Dance devised for Francien van Heuvel on the occasion of her 50th anniversary, October 25, 2006, by Anne-Miek Klokgieters, The Hague.
- 1- 4
- 1st couple, giving right hands, cross over and cast off to second place, 2nd couple step up on bars 3–4.
- 5- 8
- 1st couple dance a half figure of eight round 2nd couple.
- 9–16
- 1st couple dance reels of three on the opposite side with 3rd and 4th couple.
- 17–20
- 1st couple lead up to the top, cross over and cast off to second place.
- 21–24
- 2nd and 1st couples dance right hands across once round.
- 25–32
- 1st, 3rd and 4th couples poussette.
- Repeat, with a new top couple.
(Original description added at author’s request.)
Half a Century 4/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; ½Fig8 round 2c (2,1,3,4)
- 9–
- 1c+3c+4c Reels3 on the side, 1c crossing down to start (2,1x,3,4)
- 17–
- 1c lead to top, cross and cast ; 2c+1c RHA
- 25–
- 1c+3c+4c 3-couple Poussette (2,3,4,1)
Half a Century 4/4L · R32
Original description added at the request of the author
- 1- 4
- 1st couple, giving right hands, cross over and cast off to second place, 2nd couple step up on bars 3–4.
- 5- 8
- 1st couple dance a half figure of eight round 2nd couple.
- 9–16
- 1st couple dance reels of three on the opposite side with 3rd and 4th couple.
- 17–20
- 1st couple lead up to the top, cross over and cast off to second place.
- 21–24
- 2nd and 1st couples dance right hands across once round.
- 25–32
- 1st, 3rd and 4th couples poussette.
- Repeat, with a new top couple.