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AMANDA’S BIRTHDAY DANCE (S4x40)
Francis Walduck (Nov 2015)
1- 4
1s+2s & 3s+4s Set & Link
5- 8
2s+1s & 4s+3s circle 4H left to finish on sides
9-16
1s+4s dance the Rose Progression*:
1- 2
1L & 4M change places RH & face out as 1M & 4L set to each
other on diagonal
3- 4
1M & 4L ½ turn 2H to face each other in centre as 1L & 4M
dance up or down sides to partner’s original place
5- 6
1M & 4L cast Right & dance into 4L’s place & 1M’s place
respectively as 1L & 4M ½ turn 2H to face each other in centre
7- 8
1L & 4M cast Right & dance into 4L’s place & 1M’s place
respectively as 1M & 4L dance across set into 4M’s place & 1L’s place
respectively (1M & 4L stay facing out)
Now in the order 2 4 1 3
17-24
All dance LSh reels of 4 on sides
25-32
All take hands on sides & set, all turn partner 2H 1½ times to face
in centre, all pass partner RSh & dance out to own sides
33-40
All circle to left for 4 steps, drop hands, pivot to face anticlockwise
& dance back to own sides
*The
Rose
Progression
was
devised
by
Rod
Downey,
New
Zealand,
and
he
specifies
that
the
figure
be
danced
in
as
round a shape as possible.
Devised
by
Francis
Walduck,
Queensland
Branch
RSCDS,
Brisbane,
November
2015,
for
Amanda
Peart
celebrating
her 60th year, 2016. Thanks to Amanda for her love and advancement of Scottish Country Dancing.
I
was
deeply
honoured
to
receive
this
dance
from
Francis
-
at
Christmas
time
2015
as
he
was
unsure
of
when
my
birthday
actually
was.
Sadly
Francis
died
just
a
week
after
my
birthday
in
June,
the
day
before
Peterborough
&
District
RSCDS
Branch
held
a
celebratory
Dance
for
me,
when
this
dance
was,
of
course,
on
the
programme,
so
I was unable to tell him how much we all enjoyed dancing it.
