Physical Snob | Dance Tutorial

We did this one at Reformation Day and I was hopelessly confused, until I watched the video and thought, "Oh, THAT's how it goes... that's easy!" :-) So again... the video is going to be much more helpful than the written directions (which I guess is the case with pretty much all of them... or maybe it's just me).



Notice how the gents don't necessarily wait until the ladies are all back in position before they start going around. This is a fast dance and they just go with the music.

Ladies take hands in line, skip around the men (moving counter-clockwise) and back to place.
Men the same (clockwise).
1st couple (furthest to right) takes hands and moves around 2nd couple (gent moving forward first - "pushing" lady), 2nd couple moves up, 1st couple around 3rd couple, 3rd couple moving up and then back
1st couple back up and around 2nd couple, 2nd couple returns to place.
1st couple cross (switch places) and cast to second
1st couple cross again and cast to third
1st couple lead up the middle of the set and cast to the bottom.
Repeat.

If you have any questions leave a comment! Many thanks to Old Dominion Dance for the instructions and video.

Postie's Jig | Dance Tutorial

This is another big favorite. :-) This one is really confusing to write out in words so please watch the video! We do usually do this faster than the video version.



4 couples, ladies on one side, gentlemen on the other. The 4 people on the outside are the "posts," except that when you first start the dance the posts cast off and the inside couples become the posts. When you are a post you stay in the same place and basically spin with everyone else.

Posts cast off (inside couples move to outsides) and go around the new posts, lady going first
Ladies join hands, gents make an arch and ladies go under
Spin with posts (*Note that in the video they spin hand in hand - we do it arm-in-arm)
Partners join hands, head couple makes an arch (head couple is the one who started closest to the caller) and the other couple goes under
Spin with posts
Ladies join hands, gents make an arch and ladies go under
Spin with posts
Partners join hands, "other" couple makes an arch and head couple goes under
Spin with posts
Three changes rights and lefts (right hand to your partner, left hand to your neighbor, right hand to your partner)
Two-hand turn twice around so you end up on the right side.
Repeat.

Questions? Leave a comment. :-)

Comical Fellow | Dance Tutorial

Every other couple starting with the couple closest to the caller is a 1st couple. Every other couple (starting with the couple next to the first couple) is a 2nd couple.

1st Corners set forward, fall back and turn two hands
2nd corners set forward, fall back and turn two hands
1st couples lead down middle, dance back and cast to second
All clap 4 times and turn two hands with partner half way
Circle Left (8 counts), Circle R (8 counts)
All clap 4 times and turn two hands with partner halfway

If you have any questions leave a comment! Many thanks to Old Dominion Dance for the instructions and video.

Hole in the Wall | Dance Tutorial

This is one of my favorite elegant dances.



Every other couple starting with the couple closest to the caller is a 1st couple. Every other couple (starting with the couple next to the first couple) is a 2nd couple.

1st couples cast down, lead up (back to place)
2nd couples cast up, lead down
1st corners switch places
2nd corners change places
Take hands four, circle Left halfway
1st couples cast to 2nd place while 2nd couples leads up to 1st

If you have any questions leave a comment! Many thanks to Old Dominion Dance for the instructions and video.

Auretti's Dutch Skipper | Dance Tutorial

Here's our first dance instruction post. I hope that all the instructions are clear; it's generally confusing to just read the directions, so watch the video and it will make more sense!



Every other couple starting with the couple closest to the caller is a 1st couple. Every other couple (starting with the couple next to the first couple) is a 2nd couple. Make sense?

1st couples lead down and cast up. Two-hand turn.
2nd couples lead up, cast down. Two-hand turn.
1st corners two-hand turn
2nd corners two-hand turn
Set twice.
Three changes rights and lefts (right hand to your partner, left hand to your neighbor, right hand to your partner).
Repeat.

If you have any questions leave a comment! Many thanks to Old Dominion Dance for the instructions and video.