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A Perfect Ten
Jonathan Jensen
Orly L. Krasner, 2002; rev. 2007
Five-couple longways
Tune: A Perfect Ten
A1 1-4 On the right diagonal, right-hand turn once around.
5-8 Partners left-hand turn once and a half to change places.
9-10 All turn single right. All home but improper.
A2 1-10 Repeat the figures of A1 from these positions to get home.
B1 1-4 Partners right shoulder back-to-back.
5-8 Partners step and honor right and left.
9-10 Partners change places, passing right shoulder. All home but improper.
B2 1-8 1s start a series of cascading stars as follows:
star right halfway with the 2s,
star left halfway with the 3s,
star right halfway with the 4s,
star left halfway with the 5s.
9-10 1s (at the bottom) gypsy left shoulder halfway to get proper. (1st woman
must be ready for the diagonal right-hand turn that starts the next round.)
Progression: 2-3-4-5-1
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2w-GfrCQ9o
Teaching tip: There are only four steps for each half star. Make sure the 1s flow directly from one star to the next without extra ' twiddles.“
Don Bell asked me to write a dance in honor of his wife Diane for their tenth wedding anniversary, and he asked Jonathan Jensen to compose a tune. Jonathan came up with ten-bar phrases (and this title), so a five-couple formation seemed the only logical thing to do. Diane received her surprise present when Philippe Callens called A Perfect Ten during Pinewoods English Week 2002.
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