RENEWAL Dance: Gary Roodman, 2020 Music: Rebecca King, "Ashes", 2017 (2/2) Formation: Longways duple minor, improper A1 1-4 Circle hands four halfway and fall back 5-8 Partners back-to-back A2 1-4 1st corners change and turn R to face partner along the line WHILE 2nd corners turn single R and face partner 5-8 Partners two-hand turn 1.25, ending with the 1s facing up side by side in the L file AND 2s similarly facing down in the R file, orig. 1st corners on the R B 1-4 Lead up or down the hall and fall back into a line of 4, facing partner (as though about to hey for four). 5-8 All moving Middles pass partner R, loop R, face out and put out L hand WHILE ends weave across the set and face out, put out R hand 9-12 NEIGHBORS Lead out and turn as a couple (change places) 13-16 PARTNERS sweep in and R-shoulders round Rebecca wrote this music after a horrific wildfire in her home area. I have been through a similar fire where I live, and have never forgotten the desolation of the ashes and stark remains of the burned areas. But, as time goes on, green grass appears and very slowly, regeneration happens.