Dance Nelson's Flower 20622
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Duncan Brown
- Intensity
- 800/844/888/844 = 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set to and turn Corners (S&T;CRNRS;)
- Hands round - 3 (HR;3P;)
- Hands round - 6 - half (HR;6P;HALF;)
- Rights and Lefts - diagonal (R&L;DIAG;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Devised for Janet Tavener.
With grateful thanks of her generosity and hospitality when we had an unexpected stopover in Nelson, …
Devised for Janet Tavener.
With grateful thanks of her generosity and hospitality when we had an unexpected stopover in Nelson, New Zealand.
The flower in the dance title refers to the Bird of Paradise flower that Janet has growing in her front garden, which I admired greatly when we stayed with her. The opening out in bars 5–8 is meant to represent the flowering of the Bird of Paradise flower.
Nelson's Flower 3/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1s set, cast (2s step up); 1s turn 2H 1.1/2 times opening out to face 1st corners
- 9-16
- 1s set to & turn 1st corner 2H; set to & turn 2nd corner 2H ending with 1s leading 2nd corner into …
- 17-22
- 1M+2s & 1L+3s circle 3H round to left (3 bars), opening out into 6H 1/2 round to left (3 bars). All finish on sides (3) 1 (2)
- 23-24
- All 3 couples set
- 25-32
- 1s dance diag R&L (Man down, Lady up). 2 1 3
