Calling with Full Circle, Sharpes Assembly, Florida 2010
Sharpes Assembly is an annual dance weekend in Florida with a guest dance teacher/caller. In 2010 it was me!
Band: Full Circle (Veronica Lane: flute, whistles, and EWI, an electronic wind instrument, essentially a large recorder / synthesizer combination; Ted Lane: guitar)
Dance 1 (starts 00:00): Minor Spaniard (longways proper) by Jenny Beer, 2000
A1 - 1st corners set & turn single, 1s two-hand turn
A2 - 2nd corners set & turn single, 2s two-hand turn)
B1 - 1s down, back and cast (2s moving up)
B2 - Circle left, 2s gate 1s up
Dance 2 (starts 03:21): Waters of Holland (longways 3-couple set, 2nd couple improper) by Pat Shaw, 1971
A1 - Up a double & back / Siding right / Arming right
A2 - Down a double & back / Siding left / Arming left
B1 - Right diagonals set right & left and swap, opposite two-hand turn 1½
B2 - Right diagonals set right & left and swap, opposite (new partner)two-hand turn 1½
Dance 3 (starts 05:30): Country Bumpkin (longways 5/6-couple set) by Michael Barraclough, c1979
A1 - Lines forward & back, lines cross (men arch, all turn back to face partner)
A2 - Top couple gallop down & back
B1/B2 - Top couple start a grand chain, arch when they meet and all the others come under the arch (to progressed places, now 2 3 4 5 1)