SECOND PART: CHOREUTICAL SHEETS SHEET 3 STEPS AND CHOREOGRAPHY OF THE CONTRY DANCE The steps of the country dance Turn of the lady under the raised arm of the knight with balancè or pas de valse in 2 measures. It is used both for exchanging places between partners and for a simple rotation of the lady under the arm of the knight, both remaining in their places. ALLEMANDE Together with the right arm bent, the partners complete a turn with eight steps. ARMS Facing your partner, proceed by passing with the right shoulder and return to the position by passing to the left. It can also start by passing to the left and falling to the right (in France it is called dos a dos). BACK TO BACK Plié and lateral step on the toe. Holding the position, transfer your weight and bring your feet together in first position. BALANCÉ In a longway it is the bottom of the set. BOTTOM Movement towards the outside of the dance line. CAST or The partners divide and move along the outer side of the column of dancers. CAST OFF CAST DOWN It takes place in 8 bars between two couples facing each other. 1-2 The ladies cross giving each other the right hand, the knights turn to the left taking the place of their partner; 3-4 half turns of the left hand vis a vis; 5-6 the ladies recross giving each other right hands, the knights continue to dance towards the ladies' place; 7-8 half turn of the left hand with the partner. CHAINE DES DAMES or Step slid to the right or left. CHASE CHASSÉ Closing of the feet after a single or double step. CLOSE In a set of two couples are the dancers diagonally opposite, that is, the first man and the second woman, the first woman and the second man. CORNER Four steps forward or backward, closing on the fourth. DOUBLE A couple draws a figure eight, walking around another couple and then returning to the starting position. FIGURE EIGHT The two partners move on the circle around each other looking at each other and without contact. GIPSY Figure in which the dancers divide into two rows moving in opposite directions, also known as Reels. The dancers move up and down the line passing each other alternately from left and right in a meandering path forming a weave. HEY A three-way chain in which the dancers are arranged in a triangle. The first takes the place of the second and exchanges with the third; you continue as if there were a quarter to return to your place. HEY THREE Reverence at the end and beginning of the dance. For men it is a bow, for women it is a curtsey. You arch your right foot forward, turning your toes out, then bending your left knee. A slight bend at the waist completes the movement. HONOR Partners join hands and move together. LEAD Slight bending of the knees (plié) and three steps forward with a sliding movement, without bending the knee and without jumping; is used to transition from one movement to another in any direction. PAS DE BOURRÈE With chassé or pas de bourrè the partners, holding both hands, perform a circular path inside the yoke or set, returning to their place or taking the place of the couple next to them. In the couple in first position it will be the lady who pushes, in the couple in second position the knight, until the positions of the two couples are reversed. POUSSETTE The formation of dancers performing a dance. Very often the set consists of a longways: the couples are lined up one behind the other, arranged in two lines facing each other, the men on the left side and the women on the right side. The first couple is closer to the musical source, the knights have their left shoulder towards the top of the set, consequently the ladies have their right shoulder towards the top. In this type of configuration, the first couple dances continuously until they reach the bottom of the set (BOTTOM), where they remain still for a musical sequence and when they resume from first couple they become second couple. The same happens to the second couple who danced from the button to the top, once they reach the top they stop for a turn and start dancing as the first couple again SET It is performed with a jump to the right, a short shift of weight to the left foot and return to the right, a jump to the left, a shift of weight to the right foot and return to the left, a turn in a circle in four phases. SET AND TURN Exchange positions with your partner and then return to your seat. The movement includes four steps to move forward, starting with the right foot, and another four steps to go back. SIDE OR SIDING Two steps in any direction closing on the second. SINGLE Quick turn with partner holding both hands. SWING Turn around 360 degrees with four steps. TURN Sequence in which the dancers, holding hands on the dance line, advance with a double and retreat with another double. UP A DOUBLE AND BACK The Hole in the Wall Sets of two couples (first and second) down the line from the top. English Country Dance published by Henry Playford in 1697 Dance in a longways. FIGURE 1 First couple casts off down below the second couple and leads up the center back to place. FIGURE 2 Second couple casts off down around the first couple and leads up the center back to place. FIGURE 3 First Lead and second Follow walk into each other's places. Second Lead and first Follow walk into each other's places. FIGURE 4 Take hands four and circle halfway around back to place. 1-4 First couple casts off down while the second couple leads up the center to 5-6 progress. Repeat down the line. 7-8 Duke of Kent’s Waltz Knights facing the Ladies W. M Cahusac , 1801 Annual Collection Training: longways the 1st and 2nd pair turn with a right- and left-hand star. 1-8 The first t couple, holding both hands, takes two sliding steps towards the 9-12 bottom of the set and two steps towards the top. First couple cast off, while the second couple, holding hands, takes a step 13-16 towards the top. Everyone balances on the right hand with the partner and changes places with 17-20 an allemande. Everyone balances on the left hand with the partner and asks to return to 21-24 position. All men turn right with the partner on the right. 25-28 All turn left with their partner. 29-32 The dance repeats if the music allows. The Salamanca Castanets Longways for three couples Base step: pas de bourrée Wilson Thomas Twenty-Four Country Dances for the Year 1813 Introduction and honors. 1-4 The three ladies take hands and lead round the three men. The men move forward. 5-8 The men take hands and lead round the ladies. 9-16 One and a half pousette with the second couple 17-24 All circle left and back again. 25-32 Cross and dance a figure 8 round contrary side. (Lady up, man down for triple minor - both turn up for 3 couple set). 33-40 Repeat whole dance from progress. La Biche Thomas Wilson 1817 Quadrille Instructor Quadrille with set for four couples Basic steps: chassè Arrangement: yoke Introduction and reverence to the partner. 1-8 Chain of ladies between the first and second pairs 9-16 With 2 chassé the first and second couple move to the center of the square and, 17-24 holding their partner's hand, perform right and left lateral balance. They step back with 2 chassé and, returning to their place, perform right and left lateral balance again. With 2 chassé the ladies move to the centre, perform right and left lateral 25-32 balance and head towards their partner, circling him with the right shoulder. English chain of first and second couples who, having reached the opposite 33-40 position, stop for a moment performing a jatè assamblè closure and then complete the chain. Holding hands, the four couples perform a complete round clockwise. 41- 48 The third and fourth couples repeat the sequence. They repeat the first and second pairs again. They repeat the third and fourth pairs again. The clockwise round is followed by a full counterclockwise promenade with arms crossed. Reverence