Albany Assembly
Introduction
Author:
Victor Skowronski (1999)
Source:
Victor Skowronski
Formation:
Longways 3-couple set
Music:
Specific tune - La Morisque (Tielman Susato)
Choreography
A1
1-4
Up a double & back (end facing partner)
5-8
Partners set right & left (in place) and change (pass right)
A2
1-4
Down a double & back (end facing partner)
5-8
Partners set right & left (in place) and change (pass right)
B1
1-8
Mirror image hey (1s start through 2s)
B2
1-2
1s cross down while 2s move up the outside
3-4
CIRCULAR DIAGONAL CHANGE: 1st man goes to 3rd lady position while 3rd lady goes to 2nd man position while 1st lady goes to 1st man's positionwhile 2nd man goes to 2nd lady position (see Note 1)
5-8
SAME GENDER CIRCLES: Men circle left, 3rd man leading up into a line at end while ladies circle left, 2nd lady leading down into a line (end facing partner, order is now TOP: 3 1 2)
A3
1-4
Partner side-by-side right & back
5-8
Partners set right & left (in place) and change (pass right)
A4
1-4
Partner side-by-side left & back
5-8
Partners set right & left (in place) and change (pass right)
B3/B4
1-16
Same as B1/B2
A5
1-4
Partner arm right
5-8
Partners set right & left (in place) and change (pass right)
A6
1-4
Partner arm left
5-8
Partners set right & left (in place) and change (pass right)
B5/B6
1-16
Same as B1/B2
© Victor Skowronski, 1999
Notes
Notes
1
In B2 3-4 the 3rd man and 2nd lady (on long 2nd corners) stand still whilst the other 4 dancers move 1 place cw into each other's place
2
Victor says "I wrote this dance to honor the English country dance group led by Nancy Yule in the Albany area. Nancy was kind enough to let me try out the dance after one of her board meetings. The tune for this dance is the quintessential Renaissance dance tune. As such, it belongs in the class of tunes that, if there isn’t an English country dance for it, there should be.
Music
La Morisque (Tielman Susato)
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