Joseph's Idyll
Introduction
Author:
(2003)
Source:
Victor Skowronski
Formation:
Longways duple improper
Music:
Specific tune - Lulaje Jezuniu / Wesola Novine (Traditional Polish Carols)
Choreography
A
1-2
Partner two-hand turn ½ (crossed hands)
3-4
Fall back from partner, settting
5-6
Neighbor two-hand turn ½ (crossed hands)
7-8
Fall back from neighbor, settting
9-10
Cloverleaf turn single (start towards partner, men right, ladies left)
11-16
Pousette (cw, men pull) ¾ to a line across the set (ladies on the ends, 1s on the ladies side)
17-24
Open ladies chain (ladies pass partner right, right-hand turn ½, neighbor left-hand turn, ladies right-hand turn ½, partner left-hand turn)
25-26
Partners take Varsuvienne position (still holding left hand with partner, ladies put their right hand by their right shoulder and men pivot to take their partner's right hand in their right hand)
27-28
Partner promenade across
29-30
(Keeping hands) ladies turn right under partner's left hand to face partner (end with cross-hand hold)
31-32
Men draw partner into progressed places
© Victor Skowronski, 2003
Notes
Notes
1
The music for this dance, as provided by Victor, is a single 32-bar tune with an 'A' marked at bar 1 and a 'B' marked at bar 17. These dance instructions refer to the music as though it were barred as a single A music. Victor's original dance instructions refers to the music as though it were barred AB.
Music
Lulaje Jezuniu / Wesola Novine (Traditional Polish Carols)

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MAB format:{jd_file file==359}
Original:{jd_file file==399}
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