Jonathan Wilson
We're With You was Dance Around the World
Sept. 30, 2001, 1:27 a.m. (Message 27599)
I suggested a couple of dances earlier but how about this as a dance to
remember all those lost and remind the rest of us how lucky we are. I know
it isn't good but it might provoke some reaction. If it, or its derivative,
could be done across the world on Nov. 3rd and announced for what it is, it
would bring us all together. If you can improve it please do so.
We're With You
1 - 8 Eight hands round and back (italics [ help into places])
9 - 10 All set in line in centre of dance (italics[join in lines
down room])
11 - 14 Slip down/up
15 - 16 All set in centre of dance
17 - 20 Slip up/down
21 - 22 Half four hands across
23 - 24 All cross right hand
25 - 32 1st couple and 4th couple Poussette
If one wants symbolism then the first eight bars are the world together,
talking to one's partner, moving together, and then talking to a
stranger/nobody/friend. Then moving together again, the Twin Towers and
then two couples watching two couples working. I didn't think of the
symbolism first, I wrote it and then looked at the symbolism!
I'm not trying to be trite, I wrote it as a simple dance that could be
taught 'on the fly' as they say, but included the set/balance in line from
Pia and Norah.
I haven't had a chance to decide if it should be a reel or jig or the
music it might got to, any ideas?
From the server I know of the following events on 3rd Nov., does anybody
else know of any more and then we can announce them all at our respective
do's.
Central Kentucky Branch Annual Harvest Ball
Argyle Weekend, Northern Virginia Branch
The Ball, New York,
AGM, Perth
Boston Branch Annual Concert
San Francisco Branch
Tucson Celtic Festival
Bellingham (WA) Scottish Country Dancers annual weekend
Kingston ON Branch Weekend Workshop
Stamford SCDC
Apologies if I haven't described your do correctly,
Jonathan J. Wilson
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