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Bottoms Up
Fried de Metz Herman
Formation: 3 cus. longways.
Al 1-4 Lines of 3 fwd & back with hands joined. 5-8 Hands 6 halfway (set is now improper & upside down) A2 1-8 Hey on the other side: cu.l in bottom place cross to other side. To start cu.l face up, cus. 2&3 face down (sk.ch.st.) Bl 1-8 Cu.l in bottom place stand still while cus. 2&3 face down, lead thru cu.1, cast back into the 2 top places, cu.2 in the lead. Then cus. 2&3 turn S away from ptn. B2 1-4 Cu.3 in middle place dance 1/2 fig.8 thru cu.2 above. 5-8 Cu.2 in top place dance 1/2 fig.8 thru cu.3 in the middle place (fig.8 sk.ch.st) while 1-6 Cu.1 in bottom place balance & swing ptn. 7-8 Cu.1, now proper, fall back from ptn.
Dance by Fried de Metz Herman
for John & Louise Foley
the Devilish Delight of Doctor Dennard
Fried de Metz Herman
Formation: 4 cus. long set cus. 1&3 improper
4 steps to the bar.
Al 1-8 Cus.1&2 and cus.3&4 face each other. Cus. in prom hold dance a full hey, start passing by R shoulder. Make wide loops, especially at ends. A2 1 In 2 halves of the set 1/2 R hand star 2 Middles 1/2 L hand star (ends stand still) 3-4 Repeat bars 1 & 2. The set is now upside down. Cus.2&4 are impr in 1st & 3rd places. 5-6 In 2 halves of the set 1/2 poussette (men pull) 7-8 The 2 middle cus. 1/2 poussette (men push) while the 2 end cus. do 2 hand turn with ptn 1/2 way. BI 1-2 Middles lead thru nearer end cu. and cast back. 3-4 Ends lead thru nearer middle cu. and cast back. 5-6 Island Setting (slow tempo): Count 1: Move R foot to R. Count 2: Cross L foot behind R. Count 3: Move R foot to R. Count 4: Move L foot to L. Count 5: Cross R foot behind L foot. Count 6-7: Swing L foot wide to the L. Count 8: Cross L foot behind R, sinking down slightly. 7-8 Repeat bars 5-6. B2 1-2 All R shoulder B to B with ptn. 3-4 All R shoulder F en F with ptn. (Face-en-Face: Turn your back to ptn, fall back passing pin by R sh, move slightly to the R, move fwd passing ptn by L shoulder into own place.) 5-8 In 2 halves of the set Ladies’ Chain over & back, up & down the set. Position now from the top: 3-1-4-2 with orig cus.3&4 in improper places.
Dance by Fried de Metz Herman for Bob Dennard
Doctor Doolittle’s Dance
Fried de Metz Herman
Formation: 3 cus. longways.
A1 1-4 W1 cast down the outside into 3rd place while M3 move up the middle into 1st place 3-4 W2&3 move up while M1&2 move down. 5-8 All 2-hand turn new ptn. End facing up, holding inside hands. g up, holding inside hands. A2 1-8 Top cu. cast, followed by the others, meet in bottom place. Cu.l start a progressive hey by R-hand until an are improper. B1 1-8 Hands 6 to the L and back. B2 1-4 All holding hands in the circle, top cu. lead down the middle under the arch of the bottom cu. followed by mid- dle cu. as the arch moves up. The bottom cu. turn under their own arch. All are now in a back ring. 5-8 Holding hands in a circle, all balance back & fwd, then balance to R & L. C 1-4 Back ring move to the R (cl.w.) 1/2 way. All release hands, turn individually to the R into ... 5-8 swing with your new ptn.
Dance by Fried de Metz Herman for Jacqueline Doolittle
Ivor’s Ideal
Fried de Metz Herman
Formation: longways duple minor.
Take space between CUS.
A1 1-4 Cus.1&2 hands 4 once around, into ... 5-8 All 2 hand turn with ptn 1 1/2 times. All now improper. End facing down. A2 1-4 Cu l lead down 1 place, cast back (w.st.) while cu.2 go 1/2 fig.8, start with casting up (sk.ch.st.) 5-8 Cu.l go 1/2 fig.8 (sk.ch.st.) while cu.2 cast up 1 place, lead down (w.st.) BI 1-2 All R hand turn ptn 3/4 way into line of four. 3-6 Ml & W2 turn by L hand 11/2 times while W1 & M2 go around them cl.w. into each other’s place into line of four. 7-8 ALR hand turn 3/4 way into progr. places, ending close to ptn. B2 1-4 Fall back from ptn. Come fwd to ptn. 5-8 Facing ptn set & turn S to the R leading into the Al movement.
Dance by Fried de Metz Herman for Ivor Spreadbury
Kitchen Triad
Fried de Metz Herman
Formation: 3 cus. longways
Al 1-8 1st cu. cross, go below into 2nd place (2nd cu. move up), 2-hand turn 1/2 way, lead thru 3rd cu., cast up into middle place (stay outside the set). A2 1-8 L hand star of 3 we. 1/2 way around while men dance R hand star 1/2 way around. Then, starting with cu.l dancers cross over into the other star , each wo. in front of her ptn (cu.1, cu3, then cu.2). Turn the star 1/2 way more, open up in line of 3, all impr. The order from the top is now: 2-1-3. Bl 1-4 Lines of 3 fwd & back. 5-8 Hands 6 halfway to the L. All now proper. B2 1-4 The 2 cus. at the top of the set cross over with ptn., then go down 1 place on outside of set while bottom cu. balance, then lead up the middle into top place. The order from the top is now 2-3-1. 5-8 All swing ptn. End all proper.
Dance by Fried de Metz Herman for Everett Delahanty Jr.
Picking up Stitches
Fried de Metz Herman
Formation: 12 cus. longways.
Introduction: Al 1-8 Join hands in line, go fwd & back. Set and turn S. A2 1-8 Repeat Al Dingle figure: B1 1-8 Cu.l progress down the set by 1/2 R-hand star with Cu.2 while others 1/2 R-hand turn ptn, then L-hand star with Cu.3 while others L-hand turn ptn, then R-hand star with Cu.4 while others R-hand turn ptn. All L-hand turn ptn. Lines up & down: B2 1-2 Men’s line facing down move down while we.’s line facing up move up. 3-4 All turn individually to the R, we. face down, men up. 5-6 Line of we. move down while line of men move up. 7-8 All turn individually to the L and face ptn for ... Chevron figure: C1 1-4 All R-shoulder chevron with ptn, ending to the R facing a new opposite. Chevron: A R-shoulder chevron is a R-shoulder B to B movement, ending 1/2 place to the right. 5-8 R-shoulder chevron with this opposite, while the free people at the ends (top wo. & bottom man) cast to the other end of own line. C2 1-8 Repeat C1.
Note. There are 4 chevron movements. The 1st & 3rd chevron is danced by everybody. The 2nd & 4th chevron have a free dancer at the end of each line who will cast.
Dance by Fried de Metz Herman for Pat Disque Wezelblat
Rainy Day Triad
Fried de Metz Herman
Formation: 3 cus. longways, 2nd cu. improper
Al 1-4 M1, followed by W2 & M3, dance around the standing line 1/2 way (sk.ch.st.), face opposite dancer, join 2 hands. 5-6 The standing people pull them back in a straight poussette. 7-8 Hands still joined turn 1/2 way to change places. A2 1-4 W3, followed by M2 & W1, go around the other line 1/2 way (sk.ch.st.), face own ptn, join hands. 5-6 The standing people pull them back in a straight poussette. 7-8 Hands still joined turn 1/2 way to change places. Bl 1-2 All balance back & fwd to ptn. 3-8 End cus. dance 3 changes of Right & Left (start with ptn, no hands, w.st.) while middle cu dance R- shoulder gypsy, then fall back in line. All home. B2 1-8 Double hey for 3 cus. (w.st.): The men dance a zig-zag hey while the we. do the same. Start: pass R-diag dancer by R-shoulder while the ends with no diagonal turn S left. Each pass takes 4 steps. Ends follow the rule: after passing R (or L), turn S to the R (or L), then pass R (or L) again. After 1x thru the order for the men’s line from the top is: M3-W3-M2, for the women’s line it is: W2-M1-W1. After 2x more, all are in original places.
Dance by Fried de Metz Herman for Larry & Fran Wallach
Tall Trees
Fried de Metz Herman
Formation: duple minor longways.
Al 1-4 All B to B with ptn by R-sh. 5-8 Three dancers, W1 & cu.2, dance R-hand star plus 1. (R-hand star plus 1: End one place past starting point.) A2 1-4 All B to B with nbr in line by R-sh. 5-8 Three dancers, the 2 we. & M1, dance L-hand star plus 1. Bl 1-4 The 2 we. change places by the L-sh, turning L. Imme- diately after, (almost simultaneously) the 2 men change places by R-sh, turning R. Then repeat all this to orig places (sk.ch.st.) into ... 5-8 The 2 we. in 1st corner position change places by going outside the men c.cl.w. (sk.ch.st.) All progressed, but cu.2 improper. B2 1-2 All 2-hand turn }/2 way with ptn. 3-6 Hands 4 to the L once around. 7-8 Cu.l turn 2 hands 1/2 way while cu.2 turn S away from ptn.
Dance by Fried de Metz Herman
Twoscore Years
Fried de Metz Herman
Formation: 4 cus. long set. (82-bar jig © 8-bar reel)
Introduction I: A1 1-4 Inside hands joined, ptns lead up & fall back. 5-6 Face pt, fall back. 7-8 Come fwd, cross with ptn by R-sh. A2 1-8 Repeat Al, leading down. Figure: Bi 1-4 R-sh Chevron with R-diag dancer (as in Sparkling Eyes), while free ends cast into free places at other end of own line. 5-8 All 1 1/2 R-h turn with opposite (all now impr) B2 1-8 Repeat Bl, substituting L for each R. All are now proper with own ptn. Order from top is 3-4-1-2. Progression: C 1-4 Cu at top lead down center into bottom place while others fa11 back from ptn, come fwd on a slant 1 place up. 5-8 All set to ptn, turn S. In the nest 3 times thru, bars (1-4) of A1 & AZ2 are changed as follows (the rest remains unchanged): Introduction 2: Al & A2 (1-4). Siding with ptn. Introduction 3: Al & A2 (1-4). Am R& L with ptn. Introduction 4: Al (1-4) Men raise hands in line to form arches. All move fwd for R-sh B to B with ptn. A2 1-4 Repeat with we.’s line making the arches.
Re Dance by Fried de Metz Herman for the Nederlandse Volksdans Stichting