WHITE HEATHER FOXTROT | |
© 2008
Larry E.Taylor
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Often a four-bar introduction of music is played. | |
This non-progressive 32-bar two hand dance may be danced anticlockwise around the | |
perimeter of the dance area (the line of dance) or danced free that is, be danced | |
in the available space while others dance this or another reel rhythm dance. | |
Dance in waltz hold except as shown below. | |
Step: The FIVE-STEP pattern (step, step, 3-4-5 or slow, slow, quick-quick-slow) of two | |
hand and set dances is often danced in two bars of music. The FIVE-STEP of the | |
WHITE HEATHER FOXTROT, however, is danced in four bars. The pace is | |
slow. Dancers thus appear to be casually strolling throughout the dance. | |
Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot. | |
Bar counts (quantities of measures) for patterns are shown in bold. | |
Documentation is based upon a video workshop led by Pat Murphy. | |
Edition of December 25, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com | |
ANY QUITE SLOW, 4/4 TEMPO (Variable BARS) |
All couples: | step, step, 3-4-5 (see heading) in the lod with the gent dancing forward |
and the lady dancing backward4; | |
step, step, 3-4-5 against the lod with the gent dancing backward and the | |
lady dancing forward4; | |
placing arms at the waist behind, dance step, step, 3-4-5 toward the center; | |
turn to face the lod during the 3-4-5 and place the other arms at the waist4; | |
step, step, 3-4-5 toward the lod and take waltz hold in the lod 4; | |
step, step, step, rock-back/pause in the lod (lady reverses)4; | |
step, step, step, rock-back/pause in the lod 4; | |
box: moving first to the gent's right, dance a box-like figure alongside the lod; | |
step to the side and close with the other foot1; | |
step and close against the lod1; | |
step to the side (gent's left) and close with the other foot1; | |
step and close in the lod1; | |
repeat the preceding four-bar-box4; | |
repeat from as desired. |