Autumn Days at Halsway
4 Couple Square
Tune: 3D -4x48 bar Waltz AABB (As are 16 bars) I use ‘Fall Days’ by Peggy Beck
A1:
(1-4) Heads RH star WHILE sides balance F&B to ptnr, & ½ 2HT
(5-8) Heads orbit clockwise to other head position WHILE sides lead in with ptnr & ½ 2HT
(9-12) Sides lead out & balance F&B WHILE head gents pass RS, ½ reel 4 across set to home position
(13-16) Heads 2HT Partner 1½ end proper [the turn will go the wrong way].
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A2:
(1-4) Sides LH star WHILE heads balance F&B to ptnr, & ½ 2HT
(5-8) Sides orbit anticlockwise to other side position WHILE heads lead ptnr in & ½ 2HT.
(9-12) Heads lead out & balance F&B WHILE side ladies pass LS, ½ reel 4 across set to home position
(13-16) Sides 2HT Partner 1½ end proper.
B1:
(1-4) Heads circle L ¾, face across room .
(5-8) Heads pass thru 2 ppl, [this will bring sides into middle of the set, heads out to the sides finishing IMPROPER!]
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B2:
Heads [now in side places]
(1-4) Back-to-back ptnr
(5-6) TS R
(7-8) ½ 2HT ptnr
Sides [now in middle of set]
(1-4) Circle L ¾
(5-6) Pass thru to head places [imp]
(7-8) ½ 2HT
Coda:
(1-4) Sides circle L with Heads on R
(5-8) Head man at bottom, side man at top break, lead to lines facing up
(9-12) Lines of 4 Lead up a double & back
(13-16) Step R & honour, step L & honour
Progression: 1 place clockwise as couples
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​Teaching Points:
In my opinion this is a workshop dance! I have called it at Rutland Folk Dance Club, but they are incredibly tolerant of me and always up for a challenge! I have found it helpful to walk each A section individually, and then dance them, before piecing them together and adding the B section in. Timing is critical in this dance, I tend to slow the recording down by 2% just to take the edge off it as it is a little pacey, especially given how busy the dance is.