Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Terpsicourante (England)

Notes by Andrew Carnie

4 couple longwise, 1&3 crossed over, start facing corner. Walking step throughout except for setting, where a pas de basque is used.

With corner:
1-4 Advance for 4 steps, retire
5-6 set twice
7-8 Turn single (4)
9-10 Gypsy 1/2 passing R shoulders, end in corner's place, but facing PARTNER (across dance)

With Partner:
11-20 Repeat above, but end facing partner

21-24 Turn Partner by right hand all the way around (8cts)
25-26 Men exchange places with diagonal
27-28 Women exchange places with diagonal

29-30 Circle 1/2. Retain hands with partner,
31-32 CENTER COUPLEs (1&4), pass back to back with man leading to Left, exchanging places (end back to back with other couple in other couple's place
33-34 Circle 1/2 with new facing couple,
35-36 new centers exchange as in 31-32
37-38 Circle 1/2 with next,
39-40 old centers exchange, as in 31-32

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