Turning of the Hour
Margaret & Jeff Bary, 2021
Turning of the Hour, Rachel Bell, F#m, 3/4, AABB, Tempo = 120, NIB
Duple minor longways

A1 1-4 1st corners set, R-hand turn halfway
   5-8 2nd corners set, L-hand turn halfway

A2 1-4 Partners set, 2-hands halfway
   5-8 Hands-4 circle L halfway, partners 2-hands turn halfway & 
       open to face neighbors
      ALL END HOME

B1 1-4 Neighbors mirror back-to-back with 2s splitting the 1s
   5-8 Double 1/2 figure-8, 2s cross up while 1s cast down to begin
       ALL CROSSED OVER

B2 1-4 R-hand star once around & retain hands
   5-8 Balance in (1 bar), cast L into single file 
       circle CCW halfway (3 bars) ' Turn back the clock'
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Teaching Notes:
- All turns in the A are halfway
- At the end of A2, 2s stay close while 1s separate

- In B2, balance is only one bar followed by a tight cast into 
  a single file circle.

Rachel writes: Karen Axelrod and I share major confusion over the daylight
savings time change each year... We have the same conversation every single
time. It goes something like this: "What time will it be at this time
tomorrow?" "Will the dog be hungry early or late?" Margaret & Jeff don't have a
dog, but they once flew from Tokyo to Honolulu and arrived a day earlier than
their connecting flight and hotel reservation. 

Turning of the Hour sheet music is available in This Part of the World, 
Rachel Bell's book of 80 original tunes. It is the title track on 
Alchemy's CD: Turning of the Hour. Both are available at: 
www.rachelbellmusic.com