Tunes

Title	Composer	Interp.	Time	Key	Year	Source	Dots
Love for Three Generations	Clara Byom	—	3/4	F major	2017	NIB	↗
Shepherd’s Wife	Traditional	—	3/4	G major	—	NIB	↗

Choreography

A1

(1-2) 1^st corners set advancing (6)
(3-4) Turn single back to place (6)
(5-8) Two hand turn (12)

A2

(1-8) 2^nd corners, the same (24)

B1

(1-4) Partners R hand balance and box-the-gnat (12)
(5-8) Star R ¾, ending on same side as partner, turn single L (12)

B2

(1-4) Joining hands in a ring, balance and petronella turn one place to the R (12)
(All progressed)
(5-8) Star L (12)

Background

Higgs:

Kit French commissioned this dance and tune to honor three generations of dancing Atossas: his grandmother, Atossa Nilsen Herring; mother, Atossa Herring French; and sister, Atossa French Kramer.

Teaching Notes

Higgs:

This dance is best enjoyed with lots of space.

B1— Less skilled dancers can omit the turn single, easing out to the side instead.

Sheet Music