Dance Fermat's Bicycle 8630
Also known as “August in Erlangen”, “Das Fermatische Fahrrad” (unofficial).
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 4123)
- Devised by
- Alice Silverberg & Karl Rubin
- Intensity
- 8686 0808 8888 4884 6262 = 72% (1 turn), 72% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Petronella - half (8 bars) (PET;HALF;)
- Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- This dance was devised for the Erlanger SCD group by Alice Silverberg and Karl Rubin in August of 1994. They …
This dance was devised for the Erlanger SCD group by Alice Silverberg and Karl Rubin in August of 1994. They had been working here for a term as mathematicians at the university. Over 350 years ago, Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665) stated a mathematics conjecture, which became known as Fermat’s Last Theorem. Andrew Wiles (whose first PhD student was Karl) announced a proof of the conjecture in June of 1993. The dance was written in honor of Wiles’ announcement of a proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem. The bicycle motif that occurs in the dance (note the wheels and spokes) commemorates the fact that Erlangen is a very bicycle-friendly town.
Fermat's Bicycle 4/4L · S40
or August in Erlangen
- 1–
- 1c+3c Petronella Turn (2c+4c up) | all set ; all Petronella Turn and set
- 9–
- 2c+4c (on midline) Reel4.
- 17–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c RHA ; 4M leads 3M, 4W, 3W in chase up M side, while{4} 2W leads 1W, 2M and 1M in chase down W side
- 25–
- 1M+2M+3M+4M & 1W+2W+3W+4W circle4 left ; middle pairs (in 2pl+3pl) ½R&L (order on W side 1M, 4W, 3M, 2W)
- 33–
- 1M+4W & 3M+2W lead (RHJ) across between opposite dancers, cross and cast back to exchanged places on W side (to 4,1x,2,3x) ; 1c+3c cross up RH and cast off (4,1,2,3)
Fermat's Bicycle 4/4L · S40
- 1-8
- 1s & 3s petronella into centre as 2s & 4s step up, all set. 2s & 4s petronella into centre as 1s & 3s petronella onto opposite sides, all set
- 9-16
- 2s+4s dance full reel of 4 up/down centre
- 17-24
- 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across once round, 2L leads top couples down Ladies’ side as 4M leads bottom couples up Men’s side
- 25-32
- All Men (at top) also all Ladies circle 4H round once round to left then centre 4 dancers dance 1/2 R&L
- 33-36
- 1M+4L also 3M+2L (all on Ladies’ side) lead across between opposite couple, cross & cast back to Ladies’ side (opposite their ptnrs)
- 37-40
- 1s & 3s (in 2nd & 4th places) dance 1/2 Figs of 8 round couples above them to end 4 1 2 3
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| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | Fermat's Bicycle (dance) | Dec. 1, 2012, 7:01 p.m. | Alice Silverberg | Heiko Schmidt | Normal | Fixed |