Trip to Peterborough
A1: |
Ladies take four steps to long wave of ladies, and balance (8) Gents take four steps to long wave of gents, and balance (8) |
A2: |
Gents allemande left 3/4 (4) Pass neighbor by right shoulder (2) Ladies cross, passing left shoulders (2) Swing partner (8) |
B1: |
Circle left 3/4 (8) Allemande right with neighbor 1 1/2 (8) |
B2: |
Allemande left with next neighbor (6) Swing original neighbor (10) |
For Steve Zakon-Anderson, who has called, organized, and composed many wonderful dances, many of them in Peterborough NH. The dance borrows its A1 from Steve's well-known "Trip to Lambertville" (and Peter Lippincott's "Snake River Reel"), and was premiered in Peterborough at the 2002 Fall Ball.
The middle of the A2 is essentially a 1/4 hey. It works best if the ladies take a half step right to line up across from each other while the gents are in the middle.
After the neighbor swing in B2 the ladies appreciate a firm right hand from the gents to push off from as they head into the center.
Video:
Nils Fredland & Elixir at June Moon 2011, Morgantown WV (posted by Dave Pokorney):
Video:
Steve Zakon-Anderson & Beverwyck at the 2008 Fall Ball, Peterborough NH: