ALEX AND CHARLES Victor Skowronski (8/9/2009) Key F, Meter 3/4, tune trad "Be Thou My Vision"/Slante NIB, but http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/~winston/mydances/alex_and_charles.pdf Longways duple minor. Moderate temp. 2 TUNES = 1 DANCE. 16 bar + repeat =32. Note: The tune was sung at the wedding of Alex(?) and Charles(?), and Victor wrote the dance to go with. 1: 1-4: Circle left 1x 5-8: W1, followed by partner casts down and crosses to M2's place; 2s lead up (once 1s are clear) 9-12: Neighbors back-to-back 13-16: Partners gypsy (rsh) 2: 1-8: Open ladies chain; women take rh and men cast lsh to start, over and back 9-10: Two brisk changes of r&l, starting partner (three steps per side) 11-14: Two slow changes of r&l, starting partner (six steps per side) 15-16: 1s only do a fifth slow change to finish proper and progressed.