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The Pinewoods Eel: a Dance
Jul. 30th, 2018 11:21 pmAhem:
The Pinewoods Eel
A 32 bar hornpipe* for three couples danced in a four couple set
Dedicated to KateFace, the first victim of the Eel.
1-8: 1s and 3s dance full figures of eight around the standing 2s, 1s casting and 3s crossing up to begin. On bars 7+8, 2s step up to the top, and 1s cross into the center, ending back to back facing own sides (as in Double Triangles).
9-16: All three couples dance NORMAL double triangles**.
17-20: 1st man with the 2s and 1st woman with the 3s, dance right hands across.
21-24: First couple, followed by their respective couples, pass by the left shoulder and "eel" around the outside of the set, to end in the order 3-1-2 with the 1s improper. All three couples end in the center of the set in promenade hold, 3s and 2s facing up, 1s facing down.
25-32: All three couples dance a circular "eel"amande***: 3s and 2s dance a normal allemande (leaving a space between them on the mens side of the dance), 1s dance an inverse allemande. On bars 7+8, 1s turn half by the left hand to end on their own side, in progressed places.
The dance repeats, having passed a couple.
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*This is Austin's fault, because a hornpipe is, after all, a reel with a nautical flavour
**I am emphasizing normal because this is otherwise the first sixteen bars of that similarly titled dance. Total coincidence, I'm sure.
***This is jere7my's fault. If you want to make things worse, you can also call them Double Triangeels.
This dance was successfully danced the first time at Cambridge Class, 2018 07 30. It's a pretty damn delightful dance, if I do say so myself! Big shout out and thanks to my workshop helpers --jere7my, Kendra, Alex, Jerome, Howard, and Laura-- who helped me get everyone on the correct side, as eel-egantly as possible.
This dance is totally Creative Commons and welcome to be danced whenever by whoever. Just let me know if you do because I will be Very Excited.
The Pinewoods Eel
A 32 bar hornpipe* for three couples danced in a four couple set
Dedicated to KateFace, the first victim of the Eel.
1-8: 1s and 3s dance full figures of eight around the standing 2s, 1s casting and 3s crossing up to begin. On bars 7+8, 2s step up to the top, and 1s cross into the center, ending back to back facing own sides (as in Double Triangles).
9-16: All three couples dance NORMAL double triangles**.
17-20: 1st man with the 2s and 1st woman with the 3s, dance right hands across.
21-24: First couple, followed by their respective couples, pass by the left shoulder and "eel" around the outside of the set, to end in the order 3-1-2 with the 1s improper. All three couples end in the center of the set in promenade hold, 3s and 2s facing up, 1s facing down.
25-32: All three couples dance a circular "eel"amande***: 3s and 2s dance a normal allemande (leaving a space between them on the mens side of the dance), 1s dance an inverse allemande. On bars 7+8, 1s turn half by the left hand to end on their own side, in progressed places.
The dance repeats, having passed a couple.
*************
*This is Austin's fault, because a hornpipe is, after all, a reel with a nautical flavour
**I am emphasizing normal because this is otherwise the first sixteen bars of that similarly titled dance. Total coincidence, I'm sure.
***This is jere7my's fault. If you want to make things worse, you can also call them Double Triangeels.
This dance was successfully danced the first time at Cambridge Class, 2018 07 30. It's a pretty damn delightful dance, if I do say so myself! Big shout out and thanks to my workshop helpers --jere7my, Kendra, Alex, Jerome, Howard, and Laura-- who helped me get everyone on the correct side, as eel-egantly as possible.
This dance is totally Creative Commons and welcome to be danced whenever by whoever. Just let me know if you do because I will be Very Excited.
