WALKTHROUGH ● Alexandra Deis-Lauby ● 'Soaring' ● 2017-11-05 ● 1 of 2

ALEXANDRA DEIS-LAUBY'S WALKTHROUGH AND DANCE OF CHRIS PAGE'S 'SOARING' ...

11/05/2017: Alexandra Deis-Lauby calls while “Cloud Ten” plays at Greenfield, MA's Fall Frolic.

BAND: “Cloud Ten”
● Donal Sheets (cello, guitar)
● Cedar Stanistreet (fiddle)
● Ness Smith-Savedoff (drums)

TUNES:
(0:00 - 6:04) “Paddy Fahey's” (trad)
(6:04 - END) “Field in the Forest” (Adam Broome)

DANCE “Soaring” (Chris Page, Becket, counterclockwise)

Note: Dance choreography is at the bottom of this section.

REMARKS: This was in the second session during Fall Frolic, Sun., Nov. 5th, 2017. Fall Frolic is the Annual FUNd Raising Dance sponsored by The Friends of Greenfield Dance, Inc. at The Guiding Star Grange, 401 Chapman St. Greenfield, MA 01301.

Fall Frolic 2017's fine lineup:
● 200p-430p - Dugan Murphy, calling; Music: The Riff Raff- Jesse Ball (piano, feet, guitar), Everest Witman (guitar), Matt Kenney (drums), Julie Metcalf (fiddle)
● 445p-715p - Alexandra Deis-Lauby, calling; Music: Cloud Ten- Donal Sheets (cello), Cedar Stanistreet (fiddle), and Ness Smith-Savedoff (drums)
● 730p-1000p - Donna Hunt, calling; Music: Party of Three- Joe DePaolo (drums), Lilly Pearlman (fiddle), and Neil Pearlman (piano)

CAMERA: Canon G7X, 1280x720, 30 FPS

More info about Greenfield Grange events:
● http://www.guidingstargrange.org/

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DANCE: “Soaring” (Chris Page, Becket, counterclockwise)

A1 - Long Lines Forward and Back (8), Ladies Chain (8)
A2 - Ladies Allemande Right 1x while Gents Orbit CCW 1/2 (6) [1], Partner courtesy turn (4) [2], Promenade (6)
B1 - Shift right to face N2 (2) [3], Hands-across star left 3/4 (6) [4], Gents allemande left 1½x (8)
B2 - Partner Gypsy & Swing (8, 8)

Notes:
[1] In tight quarters, it helps if gents from other sets intersect by passing each other by left shoulders.
[2] There's a courtesy turn after the orbit. Think of this plus the orbit as a bizarre ladies chain variant.
[3] The progression happens here. Promenade across, and in the courtesy turn loop a little further counterclockwise around the major set to face N2.
[4] Ladies drop out on their original side.

It's possible to include a neighbor swing -- just convert the A1 into circle left 3/4, neighbor swing. But then the transition into the women allemande/orbit will require finessing -- men need to assist their neighbor into the middle, and use that same assist to shift backwards and to the right.

Choreography from: http://chrispagecontra.awardspace.us/...