Ash Grove
longways, duple minor L. Vosteen
Traditional) AABAX7
Tune: ash_grove--014.mp3.zip ''
ashgrove-legacy_trio_-_track11.mp3.zip
A1 C1 R shoulder back to back;
half figure eight through C2
A2 C2 back to back L shoulder;
half figure eight through C1
Circle left half way (in 6 counts);
1st corners change &
2nd corners change (in 6 counts).
Step back a single, come forward
and cross by the right shoulder (in 6);
turn neighbor by the left about 3/4 to send Man 1 and Woman 2 into
the center to begin a right shoulder hey for 4.
A3 Hey until you meet partner for second time and 2-hand turn 1 1/2 in
progressed places.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GODol9PmLc4&t=419s
Note there is another dance by the same name at https://k-1.us/contras/ashgrove.html
Duple Proper
The Ash Grove (AABA)
code> A1: C1 lead down and cast around C2 (4 wz. measures)
while C2 wait 2 wz. measures, then turn half by R to change sides. C1 lead up, cast round C2 above, while C2 wait 2 wz. measures, then turn half by the R to change sides.
At the top of the set, C1 will need to dance through a ghost C2.
A2: C2 lead up, and cast around C1 above (4 wz. measures) while C1
wait 2 measures, then turn half by the R to change sides. C2 lead down and cast round C1 below, while C1 wait 2 measures, then turn half by the R to change sides.
C2 at the foot of set will need to cast around a ghost C1.
B: 1st corners cross (2 wz. measures), 2nd corners cross (2 wz. measures)
This corner crossing is almost a half-gypsy.
Circle half (2 wz. measures), C1 cast as C2 lead up (2 wz. measures). This circle should collapse a little bit, and C1 should peel off, as C2 leads up the middle.
A3: C1 full figure eight through C2 above OR
Double figure 8, C2 cast to start as C1 pass between them (8 wz. measures).
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The hardest part of this dance comes right at the end, where the ones, who have been moving up the set doing the figure eight, have to start the next round of the dance by leading down through a new number two couple below.