HAREWOOD COLLECTION

DANBURY PALACE (keith wright)

5 couple circle – change partner dance

32 bar minuet (© anne skinner)

dance notation © 2017
Couples numbered clockwise

[] open hold - texas star left; set left & right, wheel clockwise half-way
[] texas star right, set right & left, man gate partner three-quarters
[] 1st couple in & separate to three-handed stars (1st man left, 1st lady right); all do-si-do partner
[] weave past two (start passing partner right shoulder) to progress; gypsy once-and-a-quarter

<sequence - led by each man in turn with current partner>

DANBURY WOODS (keith wright)

4 couple longways (1s & 3s improper) progression 1342

32 bar jig (© anne skinner)

dance notation © 2017
Couples numbered clockwise

https://youtu.be/9nMjlySGe8I

<1>
[] lead up & fall back; set & turn single to face down
[] lead down & fall back; set & turn single to face across
[] middle couples half-pousette anti-clockwise; at both ends, half-draw-pousette
[] bottom couple lead to top; all two-hand turn once-and-a-half
<2>
in-line sidings etc
<3>
arming etc
<4>
gypsy etc

HAREWOOD CIRCLE

circle – men on inside facing partner – mixer

32 bar reels (“Bell Hill” and “Blake’s Wood” © Anne Skinner)

https://youtu.be/vVuEO0IXnvw

[] Right-hand turn; then dance single file passing 3 dancers (men anti-clockwise on the inside, ladies clockwise outside) and right-hand turn halfway with the next

[] Single file to meet original partner and swing (end in original circle formation)

[] On the left diagonal, see-saw (left shoulder dosido); with partner, seesaw

[] Promenade with partner, and men move on to next lady on final 2 bars

HAREWOOD GLEN

longways – 3 couples in a 4-couple set – standard progression

32 bar reel/jig (“Riffhams” © Anne Skinner)

[] 1st (‘dancing’) couple cross (giving right hands) and cast to 2nd place, left-hand turn ¾ and right-hand teapot* half-way (1st man with 3rd couple; 1st lady with 2nd couple).

[] Dancing couple dance clockwise halfway outside WHILE 2s & 3s dance half-rights & lefts; right-hand teapots halfway, dancing couple left-hand turn ¾ (set now 312 – on opposite sides)

[] Reels of 3 across (dancing couple start passing left shoulder with person in 3rd corner position)

[] Lines set twice; Circle left halfway

Repeat having passed a couple.

*English dancers will know this as a three-handed star

HAREWOOD JIG

longways 5 couples – progression 12345

32 bar jig (“St Clere” © Anne Skinner)

[] End couples figure-eight through neighbouring couple WHILE middle couple cast into half-figure-eight up & half-figure-eight down (around those same standing couples)

[] Couples 2 and 4 half-figure-eight up & half-figure-eight down

[] Cascade four*

[] Set, turn single; two-hand turn

*top couple slip to bottom WHILE others move up; repeat thrice (to end 51234)

HAREWOOD MINUET

longways duple proper – standard progression

32 bar minuet (“Harewood/Sandon Brook” © anne skinner)

https://youtu.be/kgCRco3qb04

[] 1st corners hold right hands & 2nd corners hold left hands and balance the star, clover-turn single; with neighbour, fall back and then forward a double

[] 1s lead down between 2s and cast back to place; 2s lead up & cast

[] Rights & Lefts

[] Rose Progression*

*ROSE PROGRESSION devised by Rod Downey

1st corners set & two-hand turn ½ & cast out to each other’s place & dance across to own side (progressed)

WHILE

2nd corners pass giving right hands & dance along set to partner’s starting position & two-hand turn ½ & cast to own side (progressed)

HAREWOOD REEL

longways 4 couples – progression 1342

4x32 bar reel (“Woodhill” © Anne Skinner)

[] 1st long corners gypsy spiral* left

[] long lines fall back and then forward a double; middle couples rights-and left ¾ (start with partner)

[] 2nd long corners gypsy spiral right (set now 2413)

[] Circle left & right

*gypsy spiral:

cast one place,gypsy left or right, cast one more place (to end two places along from start – other dancers moving up or down as required during the casts)

HAREWOOD SQUARE

Square set – corner progression

48 bar american reel (“Hopping Jack” © Anne Skinner)

[] Circle left & right

[] Allemande left (left-hand turn corner); right-hand turn partner and end in Alamo ring, balance forward & back

[] All eight walk & dodge* to Alamo ring, balance; repeat

[] Grand Chain halfway; swing partner

[] Gypsy partner; swing corner (progression)

[] Promenade

*Walk & Dodge

This is similar to ‘Box Circulate’ by Head couples & Side couples simultaneously.

At the start, the men are facing in and the ladies are facing out. Men walk straight across the set WHILE their partners loop right into their place. Reform the Alamo ring with menb facing out and the ladies facing in.

The second turn (after the balance) has the ladies walking straight across WHILE the men loop right.

NORTH HILL JIG (keith wright)

https://youtu.be/kQYGBYBnBRA

[] end couples pass partner & dance along to other end; lines fall back, forward a double, top couple cast to middle
[] new end couples pass partner & dance along to other end; lines fall back, forward a double, bottom couple cast to middle
[] top 4 half-draw-pousette anti-clockwise; bottom 4 same clockwise; all circle right halfway
[] top 4 star left halfway, bottomn 4 star right halfway all left-hand turn halfway, top couple cast to middle

PENNY ROYAL SQUARE (keith wright)

square set

https://youtu.be/ulF2EW64X4w

[] circle left halfway; heads lead flutter-chain*
[] circle right halfway; sides lead flutter-chain
[] heads square through two; with side couples, fours circle left three-quarters
[] swing corner to square; promenade to man's home.

*ladies star into: leaders flutter-wheel and others ladies' chain

SANDON BRIDGE REEL (keith wright)

3 couples longways - progression 123

[] lines forward & back (couples 2 & 3 make arches with neighbour = bridge); top couple lead to bottom
[] repeat from new positions
[] morris hey with one extra pass at top (and original 3rd couple cross down from middle place)
[] grimstock hey with one extra pass at top (and original 3rd couple cross up from bottom place)

ST JOHN MAGGOT (keith wright)

longways duple proper - standard progression

[] circle left halfway, cloverleaf turn single; circle right halfway, 1s cast WHILE 2s lead up
[] circle right halfway, cloverleaf turn single; circle left halfway, 1s lead up WHILE 2s cast
[] draw pousette anti-clockwise halfway; reverse-two-hand turn halfway, fall back, forward a double
[] mini-cast (2s lead); partners step & honour left & right