A New Dance in four acts

Ron Mackey

Jan. 14, 2005, 9:13 a.m. (Message 40296)

This came to me in the night.  I will recommend suitable
already recorded music later. I hope you find it amusing?  :))

LONDON 1930 - 4 p.m.
or Everything Stops for Tea
	S32 -3c
The Park
 1- 8	First couple Lead down the middle for three steps,
turn on 4, lead back to the top and cast one place.  Twos
step up on bars 7-8.

The Teashop Foyer
 9-16	 Ones facing down to start, all dance a Grand
Chain.

Finding One?s Table
17-24	Ones dance a half figure around the Threes
followed by a half figure eight around the Twos.

The Teapots
25-32	From second place, own side, Ones dance right
hands across with the copule on their right. (i.e.1M with
the Threes and 1L with the Twos.)  Ones pass each other
by the right shoulder and dance left hands with the couple
on their left. (i.e. 1M with the Twos and 1L with the
Threes.)

Recommended tune ?Everything Stops for Tea?


Happy Dancing,
Ron   :)

Ron Mackey
Mottingham, London
London & Croydon Branches

Wouter Joubert

Jan. 14, 2005, 9:55 a.m. (Message 40299, in reply to message 40296)

Just what I need right now, Ron!!  Quite witty.  I'll try it out next
week when I have to take our social class and I'll do it just before
Tea.

Wouter Joubert
Pretoria
Suid-Afrika

T L Harris

Jan. 14, 2005, 2:08 p.m. (Message 40304, in reply to message 40296)

Oh, Ron! What an absolute delight this is! I love it!

Terry Lynne Harris
Pretoria, South Africa

>>> xxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx 14-01-05 09:13 >>>

    This came to me in the night.  I will recommend suitable
already recorded music later. I hope you find it amusing?  :))

LONDON 1930 - 4 p.m.
or Everything Stops for Tea

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Ron Mackey

Jan. 16, 2005, 10:56 p.m. (Message 40328, in reply to message 40304)

> Oh, Ron! What an absolute delight this is! I love it!
> 
> Terry Lynne Harris
> Pretoria, South Africa
> 
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> LONDON 1930 - 4 p.m.
> or Everything Stops for Tea
> 

	Hi,
		I have been asked where to find the music 'Everything 
Stops for Tea'.
	I suppose there must be a website with the tune listed.  For 
those who have never heard it, it is a bright sort of song in the Noel 
Coward mold from that sort of period but I couldn't quote a year.   I 
believe it is just as viable a tune as many 'Strathspeys' we have to 
dance to.
	I can't even remember many of the lines but one that sticks is

"With the bailiffs at the door
When the clock strikes four
Everything stops for tea"