Trip To Santa Barbara 

{tab title="Introduction" color="teal"}

Author:
Michael Barraclough (2015)
Formation:
Longways duple improper (double progression)
Music:
Specific tune - Marten In The Bag, recorded by The Committee Band on their CD It's About Time. Suggested speed about 90% of that recorded.

{tab title="Choreography" color="teal"}

A1
1-4
Circle left
 
5-8
Neighbor gate (cw) 
 
 
 
A2
1-8
Double pousette 
 
 
 
B1
1-2
Partner two-hand balance (together & away) 
 
3-4
Partner two-hand turn ½
 
5-8
Set & turn single (right) 
 
 
 
B2
1
1st corners (places) clap and take right hands 
 
2
2nd corners (places) clap and take right hands 
 
3-4
Set in & out
 
5-6
Star right ½ 
 
7-8
Turn single (right) 

© Michael Barraclough, 2016

{tab title="Notes" color="teal"}

Notes
1
In the double pousette each couple moves past two other couples.
 
 
 
 
2
Inspired by, but significantly different from, The Shortest Day (by Sue Dupre) which I learned at Santa Barbara FDC. 
 
 
 
 
3
Gender free dance, can be done proper or improper 
 
 
 
 
4
This is what the Committee Band had to say about the tune “As soon as we heard this polka, played by Hallingdal Kraftlag on the imaginatively titled compilation Folk music from Norway, we just had to learn it. The name – with major potential for concertina-player onstage misunderstandings -- might be the result of someone translating ‘Ferret in a sack’ into Norwegian and then a different someone translating it back into English again”.

{tab title="Music" color="teal"}

{tab title="Download" color="teal"}

by nc sa This dance is made available under the Creative Commons License. You are welcome to download this dance for personal use only, If you wish to to share, copy or redistribute the material in any medium or format, or, to remix, transform, and build upon the material, the license requires that:.
  • you give appropriate credit, provide a link to the Creative Commons License, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the author endorses you or your use.
  • you do not use the material for commercial purposes.
  • if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
  • you do not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Please would you also consider making a small donation to help with the maintenance, updating and extending this website. My suggestion is 40p/50c per dance. If you wish to donate, there is a link at the bottom of every page.

Full information about Creative Commons Licences is available here.

{\tabs} function getDance() { var x = document.getElementById('yesNo'); var y = document.getElementById('goforit'); x.style.display = 'none'; y.style.display = 'block'; } function getDance() { var x = document.getElementById('yesNo'); var y = document.getElementById('goforit'); x.style.display = 'none'; y.style.display = 'block'; } function getDance() { var x = document.getElementById('yesNo'); var y = document.getElementById('goforit'); x.style.display = 'none'; y.style.display = 'block'; } function getDance() { var x = document.getElementById('yesNo'); var y = document.getElementById('goforit'); x.style.display = 'none'; y.style.display = 'block'; } function getDance() { var x = document.getElementById('yesNo'); var y = document.getElementById('goforit'); x.style.display = 'none'; y.style.display = 'block'; } function getDance() { var x = document.getElementById('yesNo'); var y = document.getElementById('goforit'); x.style.display = 'none'; y.style.display = 'block'; } function getDance() { var x = document.getElementById('yesNo'); var y = document.getElementById('goforit'); x.style.display = 'none'; y.style.display = 'block'; }



Your feedback is always welcome - please click to give feedback