Emma's Waltz 3/4 (112), (AABB)4, D major 
proper four-couple longways
Colin Hume, 2009.
Colin Hume's website, colinhume.com.

Music: Brian Stone

A1 1-4 In fours, first corners take right hands, balance forward and back, 
       and box the gnat.
   5-8 Star right once around.

A2 1-4 Second corners take left hands, balance forward and back, 
       and swat the flea.
   5-8 Star left once around.

B1 1-4 All eight single-file circle right (counterclockwise) halfway. 
       Partners face.
   5-8 Take hands in lines of four, set, and turn single.
   9-12 Middles cross with partner and cast to end place while 
        ends meet and lead in.
  13-16 Partners two-hand turn once around.
        End in the order 4, 3, 2, 1 with the ends improper.

B2  First long corners (top woman and bottom man) zig-zag:
  1-2 Ends right-hand turn halfway. Note that actives are facing into the set.
  3-4 Left diagonal, left-hand turn halfway.
  5-6 Across the set, right-hand turn halfway.
  7-8 Left diagonal (other corner), left-hand turn halfway.

New first long corners (partners of previous first long corners) zig-zag:
  9-10 Ends right-hand turn halfway. Note that actives are facing into the set.
 11-12 Left diagonal, left-hand turn halfway.
 13-14 Across the set, right-hand turn halfway.
 15-16 Left diagonal (other corner), left-hand turn halfway. 
       End in the order 3, 1, 4, 2.

The dance and music were written for Emma Darby (now Emma Wooders), a dancer,
caller and musician at The Round in Cambridge, England.

Dances from Barnes Three
Assembled by Robert Messer, June 15, 2018

difficulty: 3
energy level: 2