Gary Roodman
Duple Minor Longways
Historical English Style
Double Progression
Tune: FAR AWAY
1-4 Circle once sound to the left
5.8 Left hand star back to place and turn single right
1-4 Right hand star once around and
5-6 1st couple lead down through 2nd couple to meet a
new 2 couple, while 2nd couple moves up the
outside and faces down to receive a new couple
7-8 2nd couple “gate” the 1st couple around into a line
of four facing down the set (first progression),
↓ M2 Wi M1 W2 ↓
1-4 Lines of four lead down the hall and fall back to
face partner for
5-8 Three changes of a circular hey (no hands).
1-4 With partner, 2 hand turn once and a half around and face
that same couple up or down the line for
5-8 Three changes of a circular hey, beginning along
the lines. (Then begin the dance again with a new
couple.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itF6v4WZj_0
MUSIC: “Far Away” by Peter Jung.
Teaching Point:
This dance is a double progression.
couples hit the top or the bottom of the set they
and B2 and are drawn back in.