dances:border:clockwork
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+ | ====== Clockwork ====== | ||
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+ | ===== Detailed Description ===== | ||
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+ | === Chorus === | ||
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+ | Stand in place for beats 1-6. Stepping through the rest of the chorus (beats 7-16). | ||
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+ | Beat 1: Clash with self (right over left). | ||
+ | Beat 2: Hold left stick out horizontally at approximately 45º angle toward the person to your left. Right stick makes a large circle and clashes with the person to your right. | ||
+ | Beat 3: Clash with self. | ||
+ | Beat 4: Basket clash (right hard, forehand) while turning 90º to the left. | ||
+ | Beat 5: Clash with self while turning 90º to the left (now facing outwards). | ||
+ | Beat 6: Basket clash (left hand, backhand) while turning 90º to the left (now facing counter-clockwise around the circle). | ||
+ | Beats 7-8: Keep sticks in basket and dance one place counter-clockwise around the circle. | ||
+ | Beat 9: Clash with self (everyone). | ||
+ | Beat 10: First corners (places, not faces) clash while crossing. | ||
+ | Beat 11: Clash with self. | ||
+ | Beat 12: Second corners clash while crossing. | ||
+ | Beat 13: Clash with self. | ||
+ | Beat 14: Basket clash (left hand, backhand). | ||
+ | Beats 15-16: Keep sticks in backet and dance one place counter-clockwise (back to home position). | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | === Figures === | ||
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+ | == Dance On == | ||
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+ | Dancers start from the audience straight out from their positions. | ||
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+ | Beats 1-8: All dancers dance from the audience to a set. | ||
+ | Beat 9: #1 puts up left stick | ||
+ | Beat 10: #1 clashes right stick onto left. (Sticks remain in place after clash.) | ||
+ | Beat 11: #4 clashes left stick into the clump. | ||
+ | Beat 12: #4 clashes right stick into the clump. | ||
+ | Beats 13-14: #3 repeats same sequence | ||
+ | Beats 15-16: #2 repeats same sequence | ||
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+ | == [Chorus] == | ||
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+ | {{page> | ||
+ | Sticks are clashed on the first two beats (self, partner) of every 4-beat sequence. | ||
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+ | == [Chorus] == | ||
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+ | == Escapement == | ||
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+ | The figure starts with first corners turning 45º to the right and second corners turning 45º to the left. | ||
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+ | Beat 1: first corners clash with self. | ||
+ | Beat 2: first corners pass inside of the second corners, clashing both sticks (right with each other; left with stationary dancers). | ||
+ | Beats 3-4: all dancers turn 90º over their left shoulders. | ||
+ | Beat 5: second corners clash with self. | ||
+ | Beat 6: second corners pass inside of the first corners, clashing both sticks (right with each other; left with stationary dancers). | ||
+ | Beats 7-8: all dancers turn 90º over their left shoulders. | ||
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+ | Repeat on beats 9-16. | ||
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+ | == [Chorus] == | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{page> | ||
+ | Sticks are clashed on the first two beats (self, partner) of every 4-beat sequence. | ||
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+ | == [Chorus] == | ||
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+ | == Tosses == | ||
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+ | Beats 1: First corners toss; second corners clash with self. | ||
+ | Beat 2: First corners clash with self; second corners toss. | ||
+ | Beats 3-4: All four dancers move one place counter-clockwise while twirling clockwise (over their right shoulder). | ||
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+ | Repeat sequence 3 more times on beats 5-16. | ||
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+ | == [Final Chorus] == | ||
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+ | Same as the other choruses except clash right stick into basket on the last beat. | ||
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+ | {{youtube> | ||
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+ | ===== Tune ===== | ||
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+ | {{page>: |
dances/border/clockwork.txt · Last modified: 2019/07/12 09:58 by Jeff Bigler