Playford's Progeny

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====== Crystal Spring ======

Duple minor longways, double progression; 1s improper\\
Tune: Crystal Spring\\
Orly Krasner, 2003; rev. 2008
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A1  1-4  Women set in place right and left, then change places passing 
         right shoulder. 
    5-8  With opposite (original neighbor), straight poussette clockwise halfway 
         (women go forward 'to start). 
A2  1-4  Men set in place right and left, then change places passing right shoulder. 
    5-8  Partners straight poussette clockwise halfway (men go forward to start). 
           All progressed and crossed over. 
B1  1-2  With the next couple, men join right hands (3 beats) then women join left hands 
         (3 beats), keeping other hand joined with partner. 
    3-6  With joined hands, go once around counterclockwise (women going forward). 
         Fried de Metz Herman called this a closed star.
    7-8  Cloverleaf turn single (men left, women right). 
B2  1-2  Partners step right and honor. 
    3-4  Partners start two changes of lefts and rights (no hands). 
    5-8  Partners left-hand turn once around.</code>
    
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EQmxWZUE2A    

Teaching tips: With an even number of couples to start, there are no end effects for the double 
prngression. The dance leaves the neutral couples exactly as they need to be for the next move. 
Neutral couples starting out at the bottom should begin improper. In B1, be clear that there are 
three beats for each giving of hands.

Carl Andersen asked me to rvrite this dance for jackie Algon to celebrate her 60th 
birthday. The title suggests the interplay betzveen energy and repose, a seeming 
contradiction that jackie's personality balances and reconciles. 
By Orly Krasner, 2003; rev. 2008