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April 2012 English country dance by Joseph Pimentel
longways, duple minor, proper
tune by Adam Broome, 114 bpm, 6/8, A major
Recording: farmers_joy-goldcrest.mp3.zip
A1 1-8 1st Corners set forward, turn single to place, 2-hd turn A2 1-8 2nd Corners set forward, turn single to place, 2-hd turn B1 1-2 1s lead down the center 3-4 1s wheel as a couple (W going forward, M backing up) 5-6 1s cross up through the 2s to original places 7-8 1s cast down while 2s move up B2 1-4 Star R 5-8 Star L
Teaching Notes:
This is a simple dance which works well for new dancers, and the tune is so wonderfully joyful that
everyone seems to enjoy it. B1. I like each figure to fit two bar phrases, and for all four figures
to feel like one fluid movement. Though I do not often use the words “gate” and “half figure eight,”
I think newer dancers begin to get the feel for those figures here without even knowing it. That is
intentional. B2. Encourage intermediate dancers to start the star L on their right foot, so the new
first corners have a nice transition into the setting at the top of A1 Background
Copyright Notice: Joseph Pimentel 2014
Source:
<ahref=“http://www.cdss.org/” target=“_blank”>CDSS</a>,
The Goldcrest CollectionSticker Number: OECDC 2016 - 2 (CD: -1)