Slithy Dance, The
Introduction
Author:
John Sweeney
Formation:
Longways duple becket (ccw, (double progression))
Music:
32-bar tunes (polkas at about 113bpm suggested)
Choreography
A1
1-4
Long lines back & forward (take hands in a ring at the end)
5-6
Balance the ring
7-8
Men change
A2
1-2
Balance the ring
3-4
Ladies change
5-6
Balance the ring
7-8
Circle left ½ (all home)
B1
1-4
Partner two-hand turn (skip it round twice if you wish)
5-8
Long lines back & forward (take hands in a sausage at the end)
B2
1-2
Set right & left
3-4
Turn single (end one place to the right, end facing someone new)
5-6
Set right & left
7-8
Turn single (end one place to the right, end facing a new couple)
© John Sweeney
Notes
Notes
1
In A1/A2 the crossings are right shoulder, like half a gypsy to change places
2
Sausage: Hold hands in long lines and the couples at the top and bottom join hands so that the whole set is linked in one flattened circle.
3
Turn Single: Everyone takes 4 steps turning right into the place of the person on their right. Those at the ends of the lines have to cross to the other side. Holding hands in a sausage helps the end people to remember where they are going. After each Turn Single you should be facing someone of the opposite gender.
4
'Slithy' is from Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky, and as Humpty Dumpty explains, is short for 'lithe and slimy'!
5
John likes to use the track New Green Dress / Molly's Polka from Climax Ceilidh Band's album Five Play
Music
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