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The Patron Saint
David Grubb
March 11, 1998, 7:19 p.m. (Message 11233)
Could you help me with "The Patron Saint", a Drewry dance? I was taught it at a workshop a while back, and my back-of-the envelope (literally) notes do not seem as sufficient now as they seemed then. i) where is it published? and for speedy relief ii) what is the figure for the first 8 bars? my notes say 1s &4s dance in, woman turns, chase, cast to 2nd & 3rd place but a straightforward interpretation of that does not fill 8 bars. David Grubb Ithaca NY xxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
David We have the dance Patron Saint. It is written by John Drewry and is in the Bankhead 6 collection, priced at $7.00 CAD plus postage. In the first eight bars (after the 3 & 4 C have crossed to opposite sides) lst woman and likewise 4th woman cast one place. They are followed by their partner, lst woman finishes in 2nd man's place, 4th womam om 3rd woman's place. 1st and 4th couples dance left hands across and retaining left hands join right hands with their "corners" for balance in line. Let us know if we can send you the book. We would include an invoice converted to US funds and you can send us your personal cheque. Shirley Lanktree TACBooks