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Joseph Pimentel (2012)

duple minor longways

Dave Wiesler 4/4 C major 2011 BIII p. 94

Choreography

A1

(1-8) 1^st corners set, turn single, 2 hand turn (16)

A2

(1-8) 2^nd corners, the same (16)

B

(1-4) Chase for the 1s: (8)
1R (top 2^nd corner) cast down to 2^nd place, walk directly across the set into corner place
Partner follow while
2s hesitate, then move up
(5-8) Neighbor RH turn (8)
(All progressed, 1s improper)
(9-12) Chase for the 2s: (8)
2R (currently in top 2^nd corner place) cast down to 2^nd place, walk directly across the set into corner place
Partner follow while
1s hesitate, then move up
(All improper)
(13-14) Star R ½ (4)
(All progressed, proper)
(15-16) Turn single L (4)

Playford (1721) Interp. Pat Shaw and later Jim Morrison (1965, later 1973)

duple minor longways

Bolt the Door 6/8 A minor 1686 BI p. 58

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1s cross, go below while twos lead up (8)
(5-8) 1s two hand turn (8)

A2

(1-4) Neighbors back to back (8)
(5-8) With neighbor, fall back, set (8)

B1

(1-4) Come forward, cloverleaf turn single (away from neighbor) (8)
(5-8) Two changes of rights and lefts and then… (8)

B2

(1-4) Two more changes of rights and lefts (8)
(5-8) All two hand turn to original sides (8)
(Ones turn 1 ½, twos turn once)

Colin Hume (1991)

duple minor longways

3/4 E minor BII p. 38

Choreography

A

(1-4) 1s set, two-hand turn ½ (12)
(5-8) All set to neighbor, two-hand turn ½ (12)
(All progressed, 1s are swapped, 2s are on home side)

B

(1-4) Back-to-back with partner (12)
(5-6) Circle left ½ (6)
(7-8) Come in close to partner, then fall back with neighbor (6)
(1s in original places, 2s below and swapped)

C

(1-2) 2^nd diagonal: RH turn ½
(3-4) Partners LH turn (until same two are facing in on 2^nd diagonal)
(5-6) 2^nd diagonal: RH turn ½
(7-8) Neighbors LH turn
(All end where they started C sequence)

D

(1-8) 1s cross and go below the twos
while twos pause, then half figure eight up.
Ones half figure eight up
while twos lead up.
(All progressed and on home side)

Background

Hume:

First performed at Elizabeth Elton’s 75^th Birthday Dance: Cecil Sharp House, 27^th April 1991, with The Rampions (then called Sussex Rampion) playing.

First published in “Dances with a Difference, Volume 4” in 1996, where I wrote the following:

My first contact with Elizabeth was when she phoned me to say that she was over seventy and was she too old to come to “Beginners” — the class I helped to run at Cecil Sharp House? Of course not, I said, so she turned up — full of life and ready to join in everything. When we ran a twelve-hour dance marathon she was one of the few who danced every dance, including the final polka. She liked the energetic dances — she would polka with me until I was worn out, then move on to someone else — but was also very taken by the beauty of the slower Playford-style dances, so I just had to write this one for her.

I haven’t seen Elizabeth for some time, but I’m told she’s bought a computer and is busy writing her memoirs; I know they will make fascinating reading.

Teaching Notes

C, Hume writes,

is not a […] chain, and shouldn’t be thought of as one — thinking of it that way tends to make the men act as if they wish they were doing a courtesy turn, and walk backwards, even when they aren’t.

D: Hume:

These movements overlap, and I suggest that you walk them through separately for the ones and then the twos. In effect the half figure eights are through a non-existent couple.

Music: Hume:

Although the tune is in ¾ time it is not intended as a waltz; please don’t take it too fast. It has also been published in The Waltz Book III, collected and edited by Bill Matthiesen.

G. Wilsim (1755) Interp. Charles Hendrickson (1996)

duple minor longways

Jack Latin Traditional 2/4 G major 1700s BII p. 66

Choreography

A1

(1-8) 1R cross to pass corner by left and start a hey for three on the L file (16)

A2

(1-8) 1L cross to pass corner by right and start a hey for three on the R file (16)

B1

(1-4) 1s cross and go below while 2s move up (8)
(5-8) 1s cross and go below again (2s stay) (8)

B2

(1-4) 1s lead up to original 2s and set to them (8)
(5-8) 1s lead up through original 2s and cast back to second place (8)

C1

(1-4) All set to corner, twice (8)
(5-8) Star L (8)

C2

(1-4) All set to corner, twice (8)
(5-8) Star R (8)

Lise Dyckman, Jim Saxe, Nancy Meyer and Alan Winston (2012)

duple minor longways

Megajig Larry Unger 6/8 A major blues 2003? NIB · Sheet music ↗

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Circle left (8)
(5-8) Asymmetric gates (1^st corners forward) (8)

A2

(1-7) Hey for four across
(1^st corners pass by L in center to start, 2^nd corners drift to neighbor’s place to pass by R) (14)
(8) 2^nd corners fish-hook back (2)
(LSR to return to partner at home)

B1

(1-6) Partners full poussette CCW (2^nd corners moving forward to start) around neighbors (12)
(7-8) Partners balance and open facing in (4)
(All home)

B2

(1-2) 1^st corners cross (4)
(3-4) 2^nd corners cross (4)
(5-8) Partners two hand balance, california twirl (8)

Teaching Notes

A2. The “fish-hook” happens the second time 2^nd corners pass in the middle.

B1. The poussette ends early because it begins offset

Dance is easier if you cross over at ends—different corners have different roles.

Young (1710) Interp. Bernard Bentley (1962)

3-couple set

3/2 G minor BI p. 113

Choreography

A1

(1-8)

A2

(1-8)

B1

(1-8)

B2

(1-8)

Anna Rain (2011)

duple minor longways

Winter Oranges Daron Douglas 6/8 G major 1995 BIII p. 111

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 2^nd corners dance R shoulder around partner
(5-8) Give trailing hand to partner and lead them halfway around the ring
(All halfway round)

A2

(1-4) 1^st corners dance L shoulder around partner
(5-8) Give trailing hand to partner and lead them halfway around the ring
(All home)

B1

(1-4) Neighbor L sh back-to-back
(5-6) All set to center
(7-8) Turn single right to place

B2

(1-4) Circle left, keep hands with neighbor at end for…
(5-8) Set and link

Teaching Notes

A1 (5-8)/A2 (5-8) This leading is done as though circling to the left, but only holding hands with partners, not neighbors

B2 (5-8) Set and link = set R & L, then change with neighbor turning single R, 1^st corners turning through the inside, 2^nd corners casting over right shoulder around the outside.

Jenna Simpson (2011)

duple minor longways

The Sunlight Room Dave Wiesler 4/4 D major 2006 NIB · Sheet music ↗

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Partners back to back (8)
(5-8) Star R, 1^st corners keep hand for… (8)

A2

(1-4) 1^st corners balance, box-the-gnat (8)
(5-8) 2^nd corners balance, box-the-gnat (8)

B1

(1-2) Set to partner (4)
(3-8) Partners La Baratte: (12)
R hand turn ½
Join L hand under, dancers on R go under in front while both turning toward the music
L hand turn ½

B2

(1-4) Original neighbor star L (8)
(5-8) Next neighbor back to back (8)

Teaching Notes

B1. La Baratte is a complicated way to turn halfway in three steps:

Dancers turn by the right halfway with partner
Keeping right hands joined, also join left hands under in a crossed grip and face up (this is largely for teaching purposes). Raise joined hands an the dancer on the right twirls in front under, while the dancer on the left slides behind.
Dancers turn by the left halfway

B2 to A1: “1s look up; 2s look down”

Philippe Callens (1992)

3-couple longways

Goff Hall Dan Lanier 2/4 A major 1984 BII p. 5

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Partners set, right hand turn ½ (8)
(5-8) Partners set, left hand turn ½ (8)
(All back home)

A2

(1-4) All 2^nd corners back to back (8)
(Those without a RH corner, stay put)
(5-8) Partners two hand turn ¾ to end in a single column of 6 dancers, flip around individually (8)
(Ends of the column are facing out)

B1

(1-8) Hey for 6 in a column halfway (16)
Start with ends casting L, all others pass by R
When partners meet, pivot around each other by L sh to back out on home side
(Lines are reversed: 3s and 1s have changed with each other, 2s are home)

B2

(1-4) Fall back in lines of 3 and return (8)
(5-8) Top four circle L ½, pass partner R (8)
while 1s at the bottom two hand turn
(Ends 2, 3, 1)

Jenna Simpson (2017)

duple minor longways

She’s Sweetest When She’s Naked Traditional Scottish 3/4 B minor NIB · Sheet music ↗

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Partners R hand turn ½ and set (releasing hands) (12)
(5-8) (Current) 1^st diagonals dance R sh around neighbor (12)

A2

(1-4) Partners R hand turn ½ and set (releasing hands) (12)
(5-8) 1^st corners dance R sh around neighbor (12)
(All home)

B

(1-4) 1^st corners start half hey for 4, passing L to begin (12)
2^nd corners tight cast along side to enter the hey
(5) 1^st corners meet in the middle and L hand turn ½ (3)
(6-8) 2^nd corners fall in behind partner in a star L (9)
almost once around to ease out to original places
(9-12) Neighbors set and link (12)
(2^nd corners cast, 1^st corners turn through middle)
(13-16) Circle L (12)
Release early to ease out to progressed places

Teaching Notes

B (9-12) It can help in prompting to remind dancers that they are home at the start of this: “You’re home; set…”

Neal (1726) Interp. Fogg/Jackson (1990)

duple minor longways

4/4 G mixolydian BII p. 97

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1s set, cast down while 2s lead up (8)
(5-8) 1s two hand turn (8)

A2

(1-4) 2s set, cast down while 1s lead up (8)
(5-8) 2s two hand turn (8)
(All home)

B1

(1-4) 1s cross, go below while 2s move up (8)
(5-8) 2s cross, go below, come up the center
while 1s move up and cast onto ends of a line of 4 (8)

B2

(1-4) Up a double, fall back, bend the line (8)
(5-8) Two changes rights and lefts (PR, NL) (8)

Philippe Callens (2002)

duple minor longways

Siciliano Georg Telemann 3/4 A major 1716 BII p. 3

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1^st corners set in place, right hand turn half (12)

A2

(1-4) 2^nd corners, the same (12)

B

(1-2) All fall back (without hands) in two single steps (6)
(3-4) Cross, passing partner by right shoulder (6)
Turn to face clockwise around the minor set
(5-8) Single file chase clockwise (12)
(9-12) Partners two hand turn (12)

Teaching Notes

A1/A2. Sets are in place, without moving forward

Playford (The Dancing Master) (1690)

duple minor longways

6/8 G major BI p. 67

Choreography

A

(1-4) 1s lead down through 2s, cast back to place (8)
(5-8) 2s lead up through the 1s, cast back to place (8)

B1

(1-2) 1^st corners change by R (4)
(3-4) 2^nd corners change by R (4)
(5-8) w/ neighbor, fall back a double, then come forward turning single right (8)

B2

(1-2) Partners change by R (4)
end with back to neighbor
(3-4) Neighbors pass backwards by R (4)
(5-8) Three changes of a circular hey (PR, NL, PR) (8)

Teaching Notes

B2. Note that there are five changes of varying speed. You have four steps for the first two changes and then need to get through three changes of a circular hey in the same amount of time. It’s traditional to skip. At the end of the hey, the 1s can catch inside hands to be ready for the lead down.

Mary Devlin, Bob Fraley, Elizabeth Zekley (2005)

duple minor longways

Woodlands Walk Jonathan Jensen 6/8 D minor 2005 BIII p. 92

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Up a double, fall back (8)
(5-8) 2s half figure eight up through 1s (8)

A2

(1-4) Down a double, fall back (8)
(5-8) 1s half figure eight down through 2s (8)

B1

(1-8) Star R, Star L (16)

B2

(1-2) 2^nd diagonal (orig. 1^st corners) change by L (8)
(3-4) 1^st diagonal (orig. 2^nd corners) change by R (8)
(5-8) Partners 2 hand turn, open facing up (8)

Susan Kevra (2017)

3-couple longways

Rachel Bell 2/2 C major 2017 BIII p. 109

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Taking inside hands, partners lead up a double and back, turning in toward partner to face down (8)
(5-8) Lead down a double and fall back (8)

A2

(1-4) Partners swirly siding (over by L, back by R) (8)
(5-8) All set and turn single R (8)

B1

(1-4) All circle L ½, drop hands and face partner (8)
(5-8) w/o hands partner balance F&B, cross by R, turn over R to face partner (8)

B2

(1-4) Top couple cross by R, go below to middle place (8)
while middle couple lead up
while bottom couple back to back
(5-8) Partners 2 hand turn (middles 1 ½, others 1x)
(Ending 2, 3, 1)

Chris Sackett (2025)

Square (Mixer)

Pleasures’ Pattern Shira Kammen 6/8 A mixolydian 2025 NIB · Sheet music ↗

Choreography

A1

(1-4) R sh siding (swirly) (8)
(5-8) LSR (8)

A2

(1-8) Circle R and back to the L (16)
(Partners face)

B

(1-4) Partners RH turn (8)
(5-10) Corners LH turn 1 ½, to face new partner (12)
(11-16) New partner RH turn 1 ½ (12)
(End with 1s facing in 2s facing out)

C

(1-16) Schiehallion Reel: (32)
1s cross diagonally to the R to take the place of the 2 who is facing out
while 2s cast R into partners’ place
2s cross diagonally to the R to take the place of their partner
while 1s cast R into corners’ place
Repeat ×3 to original places

Teaching Notes

Sackett:

Dancers on left are 1’s (1^st diagonals) Dancers on Right are 2’s (2^nd diagonals).

The 1.5 turns cross the phrase

At the end of Bar 48, the Schiehallion Reel (hey), you will be looking for the person you were turning at the end of B16, (your opposite) to begin the next time through the dance.

Title	Choreographer	Year	Formation	Key	Meter	Tune	Composer	Source
First Half
Mile Of Smiles	Joseph Pimentel	2012	duple minor longways	C major	4/4	—	Dave Wiesler	BIII p. 94
Jack’s Health	Playford	1721	duple minor longways	A minor	6/8	Bolt the Door	—	BI p. 58
Elizabeth	Colin Hume	1991	duple minor longways	E minor	3/4	—	—	BII p. 38
Jaque Latin	G. Wilsim	1755	duple minor longways	G major	2/4	Jack Latin	Traditional	BII p. 66
Woodshed	Lise Dyckman, Jim Saxe, Nancy Meyer and Alan Winston	2012	duple minor longways	A major blues	6/8	Megajig	Larry Unger	NIB
Saint Margaret’s Hill	Young	1710	3-couple set	G minor	3/2	—	—	BI p. 113
Second Half
Pluck Me A Fig	Anna Rain	2011	duple minor longways	G major	6/8	Winter Oranges	Daron Douglas	BIII p. 111
Sweet Cream	Jenna Simpson	2011	duple minor longways	D major	4/4	The Sunlight Room	Dave Wiesler	NIB
The Astonished Archaeologist	Philippe Callens	1992	3-couple longways	A major	2/4	Goff Hall	Dan Lanier	BII p. 5
Revelations	Jenna Simpson	2017	duple minor longways	B minor	3/4	She’s Sweetest When She’s Naked	Traditional Scottish	NIB
Old Wife Behind the Fire	Neal	1726	duple minor longways	G mixolydian	4/4	—	—	BII p. 97
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Alice	Philippe Callens	2002	duple minor longways	A major	3/4	Siciliano	Georg Telemann	BII p. 3
Lilliburlero	Playford (The Dancing Master)	1690	duple minor longways	G major	6/8	—	—	BI p. 67
Mendocino Redwood	Mary Devlin, Bob Fraley, Elizabeth Zekley	2005	duple minor longways	D minor	6/8	Woodlands Walk	Jonathan Jensen	BIII p. 92
Peridot Ring	Susan Kevra	2017	3-couple longways	C major	2/2	—	Rachel Bell	BIII p. 109
Patterns’ Pleasures	Chris Sackett	2025	Square (Mixer)	A mixolydian	6/8	Pleasures’ Pattern	Shira Kammen	NIB

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