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Katharine Hoskyn

RE: Significance of the story behind Catch the Wind" (was Tunes suitable for Catch the The Wind)

July 30, 2008, 11:09 a.m. (Message 53250)

Hullo

In reply to the question about the significance of the dance - in the
original publication, The Island Bay Collection, it is explained that "The
dance gets its name from the fact that Iain courted Noeline for some time
before Noeline agreed to be caught."  The dance was written for Iain Boyd
and Noeline O'Connor.

The significance of the "chases" in the dance relate to this theme - with
1st woman leading the chase and the 1st man following.  At the end of the
dance the 1st man 'catches' the 1st woman and they turn together.  In the
reel of 3, they are dancing the same thing - in parallel - prior to the
final chase and turn at the end of the dance.

Best wishes

Katharine


Katharine Hoskyn

PS I'm not sure whether the timing of this discussion has any significance -
during the week when New Zealand is experiencing the strongest wind for 10
years from 2 -3 storms in the same week! With gusts in excess of 100kms at
times, we can't catch the wind - but we also can't miss it.  Hope the rest
of you in NZ have been able to remain upright, with home intact and
sufficient power source for heating, light and food.