Interruptions
Dance written 2011 by Miriam Newman
Degree of Teaching Difficulty (1-5, where 1 is easiest and 5 is hardest): 2

Tune: "Haapavesi Waltz" by Keith Murphy, published in The Waltz Book III. 3/4,
D Major

Longways Duple Minor, gender neutral

Youtube: https://youtu.be/tiRqRWD9Pmk


A1  Partners turn right halfway
    All single file circle (clockwise around the minor set) halfway
    Partners turn right halfway
    All single file circle (clockwise around the minor set) halfway

A2  Second corners turn right halfway. Second corners keep right hands
    while first corners join in to form a star right.
    Star right once around. Second corners drop out, 
    first corners retain right hands and
    First corners turn right halfway. All are improper and progressed.

B1  Partners dance a long back to back.
    Partners turn right half
    Neighbors turn left three quarters to form a line of four. 
    All face neighbor.

B2  Pass neighbor left to begin a half hey
    Neighbors turn left three quarters to reform the set
    Partners turn right halfway, continuing into the next round of the dance


Teaching Notes

Partners should keep right hands from one round of the dance to the next.

At the end of B1, second corners are back to back in the middle of a line of
four, facing their neighbors. The hey starts left with neighbor, not with
second corners passing in the middle.

The turning-and-chasing figure was inspired by a similar figure in Gary
Roodman's dance "Fast Friends".