English Country Dancing Gainesville Repeating Mary Kay and Introducing a dance to Ashoken Farewell

Dear Dancers,

 

What a great dance last week!! Sarah invited some of her students to join us and we had 8, enthusiastic, very good young dancers! They are reading "Pride and Prejudice"--so when they are ready, we'll have to do Mr. Beveridge's Maggot from the movie. (Remember--you get in free the second time!! So come on back and now you will be experienced!) And Carol has dusted off her bread machine and we've been enjoying her efforts!

Our favorite dancing gentleman from Baltimore will be joining us this week!

This week we will be doing a new dance, Madeira Coastline, to the beautiful tune, Ashoken Farewell, a waltz written by Jay Ungar. He's also the person who wrote the exciting contra tune, Wizzard's Walk. And he wrote Lover's Waltz. Catie Condran Geist called this dance at St. Cloud and everyone loved it.

 

Here's Ashoken Farewell to listen to (our version will be a little faster to dance to) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN_ZKB_Hdbo

 

And we will be repeating the dance you saw on you tube in last week's email, "Mary Kay", because everyone loved the driving dance to the great tune. To clarify Mary Kay--you are making boxes or squares with another couple--first with the couple you've been dancing with, then you progress and do one with that next couple. One's (below) start by taking hands and leading up, while the two's start by falling back.

 

We're also planning the February 13 dance--Valentine's day! Plan to come and bring your sweetheart. Or just give yourself a treat of beautiful dancing and beautiful music. Remember, each Monday we have live music by Hoggetowne Fancy.

 

And...the gods are having an English dance to follow the February gods weekend, on Sunday afternoon, February 26.

 

Dances done last week were: (those starred were requested by dancers to do again this week and we will also be doing dances which were requested the week before; R is a repertoire dance)

 

We ask the dancers to star dances they want to do again--and they have gotten very creative. We have stars, flowers, smiley faces, and thumbs up!

 

Yellow Stockings (1's join hands & slip down 3 steps & back)

Geud Man of Ballengigh (LW one's lead through 2's; men through women; 2's through 1's; women through men)

Row Well, Ye Mariners (LW; long lines slip left 4 steps; slip R 4; clapping)

* Rafe's Waltz (LW, set & half gypsy 1 cnr, 2^nd cnr, ptr, nbr)

* Knives and Forks (1's cast down; back to back; 2's repeat

Whirl-a-Jig (LW, 1^st lady followed by her man, cast and join with 2^ndman in star; then join 2^nd woman in a star)

* Mary Kay (LW, Petit Fours)

* Passages (LW, whatever you do, turn half way!)

 

Dance with us every Monday evening:

308 W University Avenue
Upstairs (park underneath)

Cost $5 + donation for the musicians (their only compensation)
Lesson 6:45; Dancing 7 - 9:30 pm

Bring a snack to share

Bring a water bottle or cup for the earth!

 

Upcoming Dances:

 

St. Cloud English Country Dance

Saturday, February 11

2 - 5 pm

 

A Winter White English Dance

Following the gods weekend

After the Black & White Ball and Before the Black Light Affair

Sunday, February 26

2:30 - 5:00

Music by Full Circle

Callers: Catie Condran Geist, John Rogers, Randy Thorp

Boltin Center, Gainesville, Florida

 

Nashville Playford Ball

March 23 - 25

Bare Necessities

http://www.nashvillecountrydancers.org/brochures/PB_2012_FINAL_BROCHURE.pdf

 

For more info on these and other dances throughout Florida, visit Don Pauley's website:

http://dancefl.us/ecd/index.php

Annette (& Randy)