Dance The Cooper Children 15041
Jig · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Hugh Porteous (2009)
- Intensity
- 10,8,6/10,4,4/10,8,8/10,10,10 = 81% (1 turn), 61% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Snowball Chain (SCHA)
- Turn Corners (C-TRN)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Devised by Hugh Porteous and the Caledonian Society of Sheffield Dance Class for the ASCDS Festival at Ollerton on 9th …
Devised by Hugh Porteous and the Caledonian Society of Sheffield Dance Class for the ASCDS Festival at Ollerton on 9th May 2009.
10 bar phrases
Note: Eric’s Crib shows the current version. In an earlier version the deviser, for [19–20], wrote “turn their partner by the left hand to finish in the middle of the dance with the man below the woman”. In another variant, 1c turn LH 1½ for [25–26]
The Cooper Children 3/4L · J40
- 1–10
- Snowball Gr-Ch (5 hands), 1c cross to start (3x,1,2x), 1W no polite turn
- 11–20
- 1c turn LH to face 3cnr (pos!) | turn cnr RH (cnrs dance {4}) | pass Rsh | turn 4cnr RH | pass Rsh into
- 21–30
- 3c+1W & 1M+2c RHA {4} | 1c turn LH ½ | 3c+1M & 1W+2c RHA {4} (to 3x,1x,2x)
- 31–38
- 2c+3c set to P | cross RH | set up/down | change RH | while{8} 1c cross RH | cast clw to midline | change RH up/down | cast clw to 2pl
- 39–40
- All Set (2,1,3)
Note: In an earlier version, for [19–20], 1c turn P LH to finish M below W. In another variant, 1c turn LH 1½ for [25–26]
The Cooper Children 3/4L · J40
- 1-10
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All dance 10 bar Snowball Chain:
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1s cross RH & change places LH on side with 2s
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1s change places RH with 3s while 2s cross over RH
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1s cross LH while 2s & 3s change places LH.
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1s change places RH with 2s while 3s cross over RH. (3) 1 (2)
- 11-20
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1s turn LH, 1s turn 3rd corners (pstns) RH, pass RSh,1s turn 4th corners (pstns) RH, pass RSh to face 1st corner (pstn)
- 21-24
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1M dances RH across with 2s as 1L dances RH across with 3s
- 25-26
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1s 1/2 turn LH
- 27-30
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1M dances RH across with 3s as 1L dances RH across with 2s. 1s end 2nd place opposite sides.
- 31-38
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1s cross RH & cast to right as 3s & 2s set & cross RH, 1s cross RH up/down centre & cast to 2nd places as 3s & 2s set on sides & change places RH
- 39-40
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All set
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Added on: 2014-03-11 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)