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hands or not? - "Wickstead Delight"
Iain Boyd
March 18, 2006, 2:20 a.m. (Message 44738)
Dear Fran, The instructions actually specify hands - ".. giving right then left - and turn the third person ..". What is not clear to me is whether anyone other than first couple are involved. I am going to assume that second and third couples are only involved when first couple give them a hand to change places. Also, I assume the phrasing for first couple is 'change right on 1, change left on 2 and half turn right on 3 and 4'. This does make it difficult for second couple who will be changing places on 2 - with the left foot only or do they actually use bars 2 and 3? This would be much easier if in strathspey time. Also, does the movement back to places start with right or left hands? DanceData does not include this dance. Can you provide me with a copy or advise me where I can obtain a copy from. Regards, Iain Boyd P O Box 11-404 Wellington New Zealand xxxx-xxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx wrote: Can anyone shed light on the following 8 bars of Wickstead Delight? It's not clear to me whether dancers should pass shoulders or give hands! Third Figure 24 - 32 All dance a "Broken Chain" round and back. (Begin facing partner and pass two - giving right then left - and turn the third person half round with right, then chain back again to places) Fran Smith (Herefordshire and South Wales)
<What is not clear to me is whether anyone other than first couple are involved. I am going to assume that second and third couples are only involved when first couple give them a hand to change places.> I've never come across this dance, but for no particular reason I immediately visualised from Fran's original question and the snippet of the instructions that this would be 4 couples in a square set. This would make the figure similar to the interlocking reels in 1314 for example (often called banana reels hereabouts), but giving hands as you go. Regards, Jan Beaconsfield, UK RSCDS London Branch
The dance is , indeed, 4 couples in a Square set. I should have said so before but was having trouble getting through - Strathspey does NOT like lycos, so my third attempt came via a different address after typing the mesage yet aggain. For those who have requested instructions I'll send them along when I can get a decent scan ( or time to type them out, I only have a photocopy at the moment) Fran > From:: Jan E Rudge <xxxxxx@xxx.xxx> > > I've never come across this dance, but for no particular reason > I immediately visualised from Fran's original question and the > snippet of the instructions that this would be 4 couples in a square > set. > > This would make the figure similar to the interlocking reels > in 1314 for example (often called banana reels hereabouts), > but giving hands as you go. > > Regards, > > Jan > > Beaconsfield, UK > RSCDS London Branch > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ > > This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please > delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in > delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to > bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written > agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail > for such purpose. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ Lycos email has 300 Megabytes of free storage... Get it now at mail.lycos.co.uk