MOVEMENT AFOOT Alan Winston - thought of it at AmWeek, Jul 3, 2013 longways duple minor Tune: "Steciaks" ("stesh-i-aks") in waltz book II, by Larry Unger Key Gm Meter: 3/4 (romany/tango sounding) https://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/~winston/mydances/apw/steciaks_waltz.pdf A1: 1-2: Gents set forward to ladies (boureeish, stamping optional) 3-4: Gents fall back as ladies come forward 5-6: All turn single R 7-8: All RH turn halfway A2: As above, with ladies leading. Keep right hands ... B1: 1-4: ... take left hands as well for Clockwise half poussette (progressed) 5-8: contra-style Mad Robin (W1 and M2 (first diagonals at the moment) through the middle first) B2: 1-8: 1s acting as a unit, dolphin hey for three (Gent 1 turns round coming out of the mad robin to give Left shoulder to Gent 2, Lady 1 takes the lead, giving right to Gent 2 on the other side, Gent 1 takes the lead to arrive progressed and proper.) (First pass is the two left file people passing left shoulder.) NOTE: Alan is agreeable to couple-dance style variations in the half-poussette, and in general hopes for a spirit of flirtatious play. NOTE 2: Named in tribute to the American Week series run by Joyce Cooper and Judy Rose Dornbush at Mendocino Woodlands under the name "A Movement Afoot". A1: 1-2: LF set forward to partners (boureeish, stamping optional) 3-4: LF fall back as RF come forward 5-6: All turn single R 7-8: All RH turn halfway A2: As above, with right file leading. Keep right hands ... B1: 1-4: ... take left hands as well for Clockwise half poussette (progressed) 5-8: contra-style Mad Robin (W1 and M2 (first diagonals at the moment) through the middle first) B2: 1-8: 1s acting as a unit, dolphin hey for three (LF 1 turns round coming out of the mad robin to give Left shoulder to LF 2, RF 1 takes the lead, giving right to LF 2 on the other side, LF 1 takes the lead to arrive progressed and proper.) (First pass is the two left file people passing left shoulder.)