Cotswold Notes: Fieldtown: Valentines

Form

Corner dance.

Props

Hankies.

Phrasing

(A+Bx3)x4. A & B are each 8 bars.

Chorus 1 = Salutes

Corners in turn do (sidesteps R & L, Salute R & L, pass other dancer Rsh turning 180 to meet face to face in centre in 1st half of a Basic, reverse out to other dancer’s place in 2nd half of the Basic).

Chorus 2 = Galleys

Like Ch 1 but replace Salutes with Galleys.

Chorus 3 = Beetle Crushers

Like Ch 1 but replace Salutes with Beetle Crushers.

Chorus 4 = Fieldtown Long Capers

Like Ch 1 but replace Salutes with Fieldtown Long Capers.

Source of Information

From an Ale.

Further Information

This page only contains features specific to this dance. Where not specified, the features of this dance are in common with other dances in this tradition.


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