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Abbreviations: M = man; W = woman; RF= right foot; LF = left foot
| Bars | 1-2: | Disassemble onto LF pointing RP in
3rd (1), hop LF extending RF to 2nd aerial and spring RF displacing LF to 2nd
aerial (&2), hop RF taking LF to 3rd rear aerial (3), step onto heel of
LF toward 2nd position and close RF to 5th rear (&4) |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4: | Repeat Bar 1 contra (5 &6), then make
1/8 turn to right and hopping LF execute 2 brushes with RF to 4th aerial (7, 8) | |
| 5-8: | Break A = pas de basque on RF (1
& 2), assemble LF in 5th then spread-change to RF in 5th (3 &4),
disassemble onto LF taking RF to 3rd rear aerial and step onto RF in 5th rear
[as in retiré skip] (&5), step LF to 4th int. and close RF to 5th rear
(&6), dance 2 retiré skips hopping RF, LF (&7 &8) to finish with
weight on RF | |
| | ||
| Arms: | Bars 1-3 = nearer hands joined; Bar4 =
circling as in Seann Truibhas; Bars 5-7 = 1st position (W on skirt); Bar
8 = 3rd position circling outwards and down | |
| | ||
| 9-16: | Repeat contra | |
| Bars | 1-2: | W runs to R, i.e. spring RF to 2nd,
close LF to 5th rear, step RF to 2nd, close LF in 5th taking RF to 3rd rear
aerial (1 & a 2), while M executes 2 shuffles springing RF, LF (1&
2&); then W steps RF to 2nd taking LF to 3rd rear aerial, and steps LF
to 2nd taking RF to 3rd rear aerial making one complete turn to R (3,4), while M
runs to R as above except finishing with close LF to 5th rear (3 & a 4) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-4: | Both repeat Bar 1(5 & a 6);
then M repeats Bar 2 (7 & a 8) while W dances 2 retiré skips hopping
LF, RF (&7 &8) | ||
| | |||
| Arms: | W on skirt, M in 1st position | ||
| | |||
| 5-8: | Break A except on Bar 7 W crosses
over to other side of M turning by L, while M steps LF to 3rd crossed instead
of 4th int. | ||
| | |||
| Arms: | Nearer hands joined (changing on Bar 7 to assist
W's turn) | ||
| | |||
| 9-16: | Repeat contra | ||
| Bars | 1-4: | Hop LF executing high cut in front
with RF (1&), hop LF extending RF to 4th mt. aerial (2), pas de basque RF
finishing with LF in 4th int. aerial (3 & 4), hop RF (5), brush LF into 3rd
aerial low (&), step onto LF in 5th (a), shuffle RF (6 &), execute a
ball-change with RF on 5th (a 7), hop LF taking RF to 3rd rear aerial and
stepping onto RF in 5th rear (&8) |
|---|---|---|
| 5-6: | Repeat Bars 1-2 contra | |
| 7-8: | Break B = assemble RF in 5th then
spread-change to LF in 5th (5 &6), execute 2 retiré skips hopping RF,
LF (&7 &8) | |
| | ||
| Arms: | Bar 1 = 2nd position; Bar 2-4=1st position (W on
skirt); Bar 5 = 2nd position; Bar 6 = 1st position (W on skirt); Bar 7-8 = nearer
hands joined | |
| | ||
| 9-16: | Repeat contra | |
| Bars | 1-2: | Dance hop and travel to R (1 &2);
hop LF then bourree derriere making a complete turn to R and finishing with LF in
front (&3 &4) |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4: | Dance hop and travel to L (5 &6),
finishing with LF extended to 2nd aerial, then bourree derriere travelling to R (7
&8) | |
| 5-8: | Break A | |
| | ||
| Arms: | Nearer hands joined whenever possible | |
| | ||
| 9-16: | Repeat contra | |
| | ||
| To Finish: | On Bar 16 replace retiré skips by an
entrechat with RF in 5th (& a 7), then step LF toward 4th rear int. and point
RF in 4th int. (8) | |
| | ||
| Arms: | Nearer hands joined (5, 6), 1st position (W on
skirt) (7, 8) | |
Devised by Pat MacPherson and Robert McOwen.
There is also a snapshot of the original instructions: page 1 and page 2.
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