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Iroquois in Summer

John Nash 2017-07-22, revised 2017-07-26

This dance was written when I discovered a nice rendition of Dansje voor Elsche at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh2PIPyRaao while looking for music for the traditional dance Zealand. The nice slow tune suggested a languid dance suitable for a hot summer day. With Sara Lawson's July 23 dance the next day, the temptation was irresistible. The dance worked quite well, but with input from George Cherepon and Mary Williams, a few minor edits produced the following instructions.

The tune appears to be by Joel Nachio and called Mazulma. However, the primary recording appears to be by the Belgian band Anveld. See https://soundcloud.com/joel-nachio/mazulma and https://soundcloud.com/maarten-de-splenter/mazulma-anveld. However, I would very much like to have a full citation and provenance, as well as sheet music. Note a recent performance recorded in Hamilton, Ontario, on the very day we premiered the dance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubUokQL_DQ4 Canada:

DM Improper

A1 	C1 and C2 face, promenade into each other's place (slow)
	then R and L to opposite. End home all facing out

A2   	Lead out a double with neighbour, turn towards each other
	In a double. Circle 4 Left. 

B1    	Set R and L twice, Circle 4 Right. 

B2      Balance neighbour and change (as Duke of Kent), 
        Turn Ptnr 1 time round right hand,
        ready to take promenade hold for next round.
ins_iroquois_in_summer.1504191926.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/08/31 15:05 by nashjc