NETHERWYKE DANCES

GRAND NETHERWYKE STROLL

Square set - Ladies progress anti-clockwise

7x32 bar reel (“Hopping Jack Junior”/”Elm Tree Reel” © Anne Skinner)

chorus - ab lib

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[] GRAND NETHERWYKE STROLL*

[] …continued

[] Swing Corner (progression)**

[] Promenade to Man’s home

Sequence: chorus, Heads lead twice, chorus, Sides lead twice, chorus

* Heads forward & star through with opposites & pass thru two & face to fall back to corner & then forward to meet partner (in opposite original square place) then repeat all this to place

WHILE Sides wait 2 bars then follow same movements as Heads

NB when designated couples pass thru, other couples arch

** or balance & swing

chorus suggestions:

intro:

Honour other dancers / Circle left / Left-hand turn Corner, Grand Chain / finish Grand Chain, Swing

break:

Ladies Star Chain / Gypsy left with current Partner, then gypsy right with Corner /

Balance & box the gnat, begin Reverse Grand Chain / ..to place, Swing

finale:

Grand Square / Reverse Grand Square / Do-si-do Partner, then Corner / Promenade

GRAND NETHERWYKE WEAVE

Square set - no progression

48 bar reel (“7 o’clock swing” © Anne Skinner)

[] Circle left and right

[] Grand Weave* (all now with original Corner)

[] Grand Weave (all now with original Opposite)

[] Ladies Star Chain halfway (to original Partner); Grand Chain home (start left-hand)

[] Left-hand turn three-quarters; Men star right

[] Texas star right, wheel half-way; texas star left

[] Circle right and left

[] Reverse Grand Weave** (all now with original Corner)

[] Reverse Grand Weave (all now with original Opposite)

[] Ladies weave half-way (to original Partner); Gypsy

[] Grand Chain half-way; Do-si-do

[] Grand Chain half-way; Swing

*GRAND WEAVE

Ladies loop clockwise around their corner and stand behind him; Men pass across the set (all at the same time),followed by the ladies (who allow man from right to cross between her and the man she is following); Men turn to face the ladies and star through; Promenade one place around the set (men on the inside), and square the set

**REVERSE GRAND WEAVE

Men loop counter-clockwise around their corner and stand behind her; Ladies pass across the set (all at the same time), followed by the men (who allow lady from left to cross between him and the lady he is following); Ladies turn to face the men and star through; Promenade one place around the set (men on outside), and square the set

MARCHING TO NETHERWYKE

Longways - 8 couples - standard progression

32 bar reel (“Penny Royal”/“2nd Innings” © Anne Skinner)

[] March forward 8 steps, turn; Same to places and face partner

[] Those who can, right-hand turn with person on right diagonal;

Those who can, left-hand turn with person on left diagonal

[] Top couple start mexican wave; Repeat

[] Top couple gallop to bottom; All swing

NETHERWYKE

Longways - 3 couples - progression 1-2-3

24 bar waltz (“Harewood Lullaby” © Anne Skinner)

https://youtu.be/1uXTVg32m0k

[1]

[] Lead up a double and back; Same down

[] Top couple half-figure-eight through 2nd couple; 2nd couple same through third couple

[] Bottom couple cross up between 2nd couple & up outside to top;

all pass partner left-shoulder & loop right

[2] Swirly sidings right & left - etc

[3] Arm right & left - etc

Arming: in renaissance style (touching wrists, with straight arms)

Extra challenge:

The recording plays the tune six times. Dancers may repeat the moves as above OR

Reverse the moves thus:

[4]

[] lead down a double & back; same up

[] Bottom couple half-figure-eight ..etc

[] … all pass partner right-shoulder & loop left

[5] Swirly sidings left & right - etc

[6] Arm left & right - etc

NETHERWYKE BUBBLE

Longways - 3 couples - standard progression

32 bar waltz (“Daydream” © Anne Skinner)

[] Lines go forward & back twice; Left-hand turn partner

[] Top 2 couples dance half-figure-eight (1s cast to begin);

End couples same through middle couple

[] Bubble

[] Morris hey

Bubble:

Top couple cast while others do half right-hand turn moving up;

Repeat thrice (from new positions).

Thus, the original 1st couple do four moves:

cast to bottom
half-turn to 2nd place
half-turn to top place
cast to bottom

Other couples perform sequence from relative places.

NETHERWYKE DODGE

Square set - Corner progression

7x32 bar reel (“Here we Pyr-go!”/”Bluebell Stroll” © Anne Skinner)

chorus - ad lib

(The tune is based on PYRGO POLKA written for the Pyrgo Priory School in Harold Hill, London)

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[] Right-hand turn Partner halfway into alamo ring and balance; Repeat to places

[] Walk & Dodge* to alamo ring & balance; Repeat

[] Grand Chain half-way; Do-si-do

[] Ladies star chain three-quarters (progression); Swing

sequence: chorus - figure twice - chorus - figure twice - chorus

*WALK & DODGE

as box-circulate with opposite couple, heads & sides simultaneously

NETHERWYKE JIG

Square set - progression: Ladies clockwise

[] Join hands in circle, go forward & back twice; Rainbow stroll one place

[] Rainbow stroll two more places

[] Promenade to Man’s home (this is the progression) and swing;

Ladies star right half-way, left-hand turn that man one-and-a-half

[] Men star right half-way, left-hand turn current partner three-quarters;

Grand Chain three changes, start with next person, honour current partner

Rainbow stroll:

Lead current partner in to centre (3 steps), turn away to face out (3 steps),

lead corner out (3 steps), california twirl (3 steps)

NETHERWYKE WALTZ (Anne & Sibby 2018)

Three couple circle - progression to Corner

[] In circle, balance forward & back, with partner, link* to change places;

With next person, left-hand turn

[] Ladies star right WHILE Men chase anti-clockwise; when home, see-saw Partner

[] Petal star** anti-clockwise, then clockwise

[] Sway out & in and turn to face Corner for Swing

*Link: In each pair, Lady casts WHILE Man loops (so both moving clockwise in a semi-circle)

**Petal Star Men make left-hand star WHILE Ladies make right-hand star AND hold other hands out to side to form petals. Star rotates with Men going forwards, then back with Ladies going forwards

SEBASTIAN NETHERWYKE FFORBES OF DANBURY

Square set – progression clockwise

Notation in 4 bar phrases*:

[] Grand Square

[] Reverse Grand Square

[] Side couples square thru 4 (to end facing Corners)

[] Star right and left (end in lines of four across the hall)

[] Hey up & down (start passing Corner left shoulder) …

[] … complete the hey

[] Do-si-do Corner; Two-hand turn Partner

[] Promenade ¾ (progression)

TRIP TO NETHERWYKE

(Anne 2018)

Square set – no progression

[] Four Ladies’ Star Chain (across & back)

[] Head couples tricycle*

[] Head couples advance to centre, making lines across with Corners, tandem reels across (Head Ladies lead)

[] All balance twice & swing Partner

Sequence: Heads lead, Sides lead, Heads lead, Sides lead

Tricycle:

Active couples right-hand turn Corner half-way, left-hand turn next person all the way,

right-hand turn Corner half-way, left-hand turn Partner all the way