Dance Love is in the Air 18383

Reel · 48 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)

Devised by

Violaine Eysseric (2018)

Intensity

555/080/800/844/866/822 = 41% (whole dance)

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1-: 1M+2M+3M clap while 1W+2W+3W turn around their partner (passing Rsh), twirl in front of them and go back to their place. All set.
9-: 2c does the “figure of love” (= two inverted hearts): 2W crosses up and casts down 1 place, while 2M crosses down and casts up 1 place. 2c meet in the middle, touch both hands and twirl (Lsh back). 2W casts off (behind 3M) and crosses back to original place, while 2M casts off (behind 1W) and crosses back to place.
17-: 1c set advancing (passing Rsh), then turn BH (about ¾ turn), at the end of the turn, 1W passes under 1M’s arm. 1W casts off 1 place behind 2M while 1M casts off 1 place behind 2W (2c steps up) : 1c meet in second place, in the middle of the set, turn without hands (passing Lsh) and swivel left to face 1st cnrs.
25-: 1c set and turn 1st cnr BH, repeat with 2nd cnr.
33-: Reels3{6} on opposite side (Lsh to 1 crns). 1c turn in the middle without hands (passing Rsh) and swivel right to face their 1st cnr.
41-: 1c set H&G (on the last petronella, all clap).

SCDDB Contributed Cribs & Diagrams (Rémi Lacroix)

1-8: 1M+2M+3M clap while 1L+2L+3L dance round partner RSh, face partner & pull back RSh to dance back to place, all 3 couples set
9-16: 2s dance “Figure of Love” (two inverted hearts):; 2L crosses up and casts down 1 place while 2M crosses down and casts up 1 place.; 2s meet in the middle, touch both hands and twirl (pull back LSh); 2L casts off (behind 3M) and crosses back to original place, while 2M casts up (behind 1L) and crosses back to place
17-24: 1s set advancing, pass RSh & face each other, turn 2H (about 3/4 turn), 1L turns under 1M’s Left arm & 1L casts behind 2M while 1M casts behind 2L (2s step up); 1s meet in second place, in the middle, dance LSh around each other & swivel left to face 1st corners
25-32: 1s set to & turn 1st corner; set to & turn 2nd corner
33-40: Reels on opposite sides (1s LSh to 1st corners). 1s dance RSh around each other and swivel right to face their 1st corner
41-48: 1s dance “Hello-Goodbye” setting, all clap & 1s Petronella turn to 2nd place

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Added on: 2018-06-13 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Demonstration quality

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Added on: 2019-11-26 (Violaine Eysseric)
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Paris Spring Fling 2019, 2 and a bit …

Added on: 2020-07-27 (Ilana Steiner)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)

Name	Date	Owner	Last changed
Budapest Local Club 29.11.2018	2018-11-29	lldikó Szakolczai	Nov. 30, 2018, 7:57 a.m.
Stockerau 2020 Friday	2020-10-02	Beatrix Wepner	May 23, 2022, 8:37 p.m.
Turnham Green - 8 September 2019	2019-09-08	Jacmel Dent	Sept. 9, 2019, 12:45 a.m.
Joana	2019-01-28	Joana Stausberg	Jan. 28, 2019, 5:59 p.m.
Bonn 2018-06-18	2018-06-18	Eva-Maria Beckmann	June 14, 2018, 8:36 p.m.
Budapest Local Club - 29.09.2022	2022-09-29	lldikó Szakolczai	Dec. 3, 2023, 5:33 p.m.
Cheboksary Festival dancing	2023-01-28	Evgeny Salmin	Dec. 1, 2022, 5 p.m.
Bonn 2018-06-25	2018-06-25	Eva-Maria Beckmann	June 21, 2018, 9:04 p.m.
San Diego AGM 2020 - Zoom	2020-05-08	Ward Fleri	May 6, 2020, 6:11 a.m.
Vienna RSCDS Social	2022-09-12	Tim Bolton-Maggs	Sept. 1, 2022, 10:56 a.m.
Фестиваль шотландской культуры в Чебоксарах 2023		Ussurey Dancer	Jan. 24, 2023, 8:39 a.m.
2018 St. Petersburg White Nights Dance	2018-06-22	Anton Korobeynikov	June 20, 2018, 10:31 p.m.
2019-04-20 Spring Fling Paris Saturday	2019-04-20	Violaine Eysseric	Feb. 6, 2019, 2:34 p.m.
Kirov Social, 9th March 2019	2019-03-09	Natalya Guryeva	Feb. 11, 2019, 8:20 p.m.
190916 The More Unusual Dance Club	2019-09-16	Peter Dixon	Aug. 28, 2019, 1:04 p.m.
Youth Weekend Away Bologna 2022	2022-10-08	Claire CUNIN	June 10, 2023, 1:05 a.m.
CGB Novemberkurs 2022 - Evenings	2022-11-16	Eva-Maria Beckmann	Nov. 17, 2022, 6:32 p.m.

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