====== Snowflakes ====== by Peggy Roe. Reconstruction from www.youtube.com/watch?v=BraaRIcehkk\\ Longways Duple Minor 1 cpl improper \\ Music: Could use "Leah's Waltz"\\ Original: Silver Balls (use our recording with caution)\\ A1 (1-4) Neighbor back-to-back (5-8) Partner 2-hand turn - use the momentum to flow into… A2 (1-4) Simultaneous half figure 8s (2s cast up, 1s cross down to start), end with 1s proper, 2s improper. (5-8) Circle left once around, flow into…. B1 (1-4) Half pousette clockwise (gents forward) flow into… (5-8) Simultaneous Mad Robin (ladies forward) B2 (1-4) Ladies hole-in-the-wall change, gents hole-in-the-wall change (5-6) 1s cast down, 2s lead up (7-8) All cloverleaf turn single ====== SNOWFLAKES ====== by Peggy Roe, 2014\\ Duple minor 1s improper\\ Music: Twelfth night at the Fireside" by Karen McIvor, or other 32-bar waltz\\ 22 bar, 3/4, key of C\\ A 1-4 All back-to-back with neighbor 5-8 All back-to-back with partner 9-12 Double half figure of 8: 1s cross down through 2s and cast back up while 2s cast up above the 1s and cross back down ' 13-16 Circle 4 left once around into B 1-4 All half poussette clockwise with partner (gents forward to start). Flow into: 5-8 Mad Robin - ladies through the center to start 9-12 Ladies dance a hole-in-the-wall cross, then gents do the same 13-14 1s cast down while 2s lead up 15-16 All cloverleaf turn single (toward next neighbor) and finish facing new neighbor Background:\\ This is one of the dances written for our annual Vancouver Christmas dance. Karen Mclvor is one of the talented members of Victoria's Dancehall Players. * Hole-in-the-wall cross: Two dancers change places by moving toward one another, pivoting to change while keeping eye contact, then falling back into each other's places.