Dance Curriculum
In response to requests from our members for dances to be repeated more frequently so that we get to know them better, the committee have selected some dances which club callers will include in their programmes each week. We have selected dances which have figures, timing and features which will help us to improve our dancing skills. This is all a bit experimental, and we would appreciate feedback on how well it is working. The list below shows the dances we have selected for 2007/8, along with some brief details. We won't be doing all these dances every week, but we will select a few to do on consecutive weeks, to keep them fresh.
| Dance Name | Formation | Source | Why? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marching to Preatorius | 2 cpl facing | Gary Roodman | Formation, quite fast |
| Whirligig | 3cpl longways | Playford | Traditional, fast, need to keep formation |
| Marilyn's Pleasure | 3 cpl longways | Alan Davies | Written for a blind dancer |
| Real Princess | 4 cpl longways | Pat Shaw | 2 moves at once |
| Redwing | Square | CDM | Traditional, singing call |
| German Connection | Square | Colin Hume | Tricky American-style square. Grand Square move |
| The Pugilist | Sicillian Circle | Ron Coxall | Fun, timing, ladies chain |
| The Bishop | Triple minor | Playford | Formation, traditional |
| Hole in the wall | Longways | Playford | That movement |
| John Tallis's Canon | Longways | Pat Shaw | Tricky, timing, precision |
| Morpeth Rant | Longways | CDM | Rant, traditional |
| Devil's Dream | Contra | CDM | Popular, traditional |
| Bucksaw Reel | Beckett | CDM | Traditional, formation |
| Streets of Laredo | Square | CDM | Waltz time |