3 April 2019_Westchester

Well, the start of the new series in Westchester and the K&G Tea Dance is a few short weeks away. But not an immediate deep immersion into ball prep.

Dances taught:-

Bethankit  -  (32 J 3)  -  Graded Bk 3
Invercauld's Reel  -  (32 S 3)  -  Bk 21
The Atholl Reel  -  (32 R 2)  -  Let's All Dance 1 (Trew)
Broadway  -  (32 S 3/3L)  -  Ronald
Rendez-vous à Vichy  -  (32 J 3)  -  Paris 1 (Latour)
Duke of Atholl's Reel  -  (32 J 2)  -  Bk 16
Triple Happiness  -  (32 S 3/3L)  -  Bk 52
Shadow  -  (32 J 3/3L)  -  Bk 50 (Thompson)
Montgomeries' Rant  -  (32 R 3)  -  Bk 10

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Bethankit:-  warmup dance right? How about I don't like what I am seeing in their handing, especially in Rights&Lefts. Practice? I wish. Teaching! Seriously? Yes, seriously. :-(

Invercauld's Reel:- Because just because. The music mostly & because it is std. repertoire.

The Atholl Reel:- Pure dead simple (with R&L).

Broadway:-  Diagonal R&L following Set&Link3. Beautiful! Two thumbs up.

Rendez-vous à Vichy:- Because I saw some of the videos and they were gorgeous. Also because a young man has moved to New Haven from Paris and is dancing, and his wife Pascaline (who is still in Paris) wrote the music for several of the dances in this book. And I like the dance. Thumbs up.

Shadow:- A Shetland style reel.  Three tandem couples reeling! Another reason why I thought the original RSCDS description of the Pelorus Jack reels was a huge mistake! Glad they saw the light.