Summer Wednesday ECD Newton

July 8, 2026 · First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton (FUSSN), 1326 Washington Street, West Newton, MA

First Half

Knole Park english Voight
Jaque Latin english G. Wilsim
The Minor Spaniard english Jenny Beer
Well Hall english Playford
The Astonished Archaeologist english Philippe Callens
Impropriety english Brooke Friendly & Chris Sackett
Trip to Skye english Renee Camus

Second Half

Alternates

Peridot Ring english Susan Kevra

Easier fallback for Astonished Archaeologist
Sunlight Through Draperies english Tom Roby

Easier fallback for Trip to Skye
Childgrove english Playford

If time

Voight (1809) Interp. A. Simons (1961)

duple minor longways

Bishop 2/4 D major 1788 BI p. 65

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Circle left (8)
(5-6) 1^st corners change by R sh (4)
(7-8) 2^nd corners change by R sh (4)
(All halfway around)

A2

(1-8) Repeat A1 (16)
(All home)

B1

(1-4) Ones lead down through twos, lead back (8)
(5-8) Ones cast down while twos move up (8)
(All progressed)

B2

(1-8) Whole pousette CCW (16)

Teaching Notes

B2. Pousette is CCW, with current first diagonal dancers backing up to start.

G. Wilsim (1755) Interp. Charles Hendrickson (1996)

duple minor longways

Jack Latin Traditional 2/4 G major 1700s BII p. 66

Choreography

A1

(1-8) 1R cross to pass corner by left and start a hey for three on the L file (16)

A2

(1-8) 1L cross to pass corner by right and start a hey for three on the R file (16)

B1

(1-4) 1s cross and go below while 2s move up (8)
(5-8) 1s cross and go below again (2s stay) (8)

B2

(1-4) 1s lead up to original 2s and set to them (8)
(5-8) 1s lead up through original 2s and cast back to second place (8)

C1

(1-4) All set to corner, twice (8)
(5-8) Star L (8)

C2

(1-4) All set to corner, twice (8)
(5-8) Star R (8)

Jenny Beer (2000)

duple minor longways

6/8 E minor BII p. 85

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1^st corners set and turn single R (8)
(5-8) 1L “defect” and two hand turn partner (8)

A2

(1-4) 2^nd corners set and turn single R (8)
(5-8) 2L “defect” and two hand turn partner (8)

B1

(1-2) 1s lead down the middle (4)
(3-4) 1s face each other and set (4)
(5-8) 1s lead up and cast off while 2s lead up (8)
(All progressed)

B2

(1-4) Circle L (8)
(5-8) 2s gate 1s up through the middle and around to 2^nd place (8)

Background

Beer:

Background: Designed as a less strenuous version of “The Spaniard,” from Thompson, 1777.

Tune: The Minor Spaniard, by Jenny Beer. A minor key variation on “The Spaniard” tune.

Playford (1679/1701)

duple minor longways

3/2 F major BI p. 137

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1s right hand turn 1 ½ (12)
(5-6) 1s cast to second place while twos lead up (6)
(7-8) 1s hole-in-the-wall cross by R (6)

A2

(1-8) 2s, the same

B1

(1-2) 1^st corners hole-in-the-wall cross by R (6)
(3-4) 2^nd corners hole-in-the-wall cross by R (6)
(5-6) Circle left ½ (6)
(7-8) Cloverleaf turn (toward partner, away from neighbor)

B2

(1-8) 2^nd corners hole-in-the-wall cross by R (6)
(3-4) 1^st corners hole-in-the-wall cross by R (6)
(5-6) Circle left ½ (6)
(7-8) Ones cast down while twos lead up (6)

Philippe Callens (1992)

3-couple longways

Goff Hall Dan Lanier 2/4 A major 1984 BII p. 5

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Partners set, right hand turn ½ (8)
(5-8) Partners set, left hand turn ½ (8)
(All back home)

A2

(1-4) All 2^nd corners back to back (8)
(Those without a RH corner, stay put)
(5-8) Partners two hand turn ¾ to end in a single column of 6 dancers, flip around individually (8)
(Ends of the column are facing out)

B1

(1-8) Hey for 6 in a column halfway (16)
Start with ends casting L, all others pass by R
When partners meet, pivot around each other by L sh to back out on home side
(Lines are reversed: 3s and 1s have changed with each other, 2s are home)

B2

(1-4) Fall back in lines of 3 and return (8)
(5-8) Top four circle L ½, pass partner R (8)
while 1s at the bottom two hand turn
(Ends 2, 3, 1)

Brooke Friendly & Chris Sackett (1999)

duple minor longways

Millison’s Jegge Playford 6/8 D minor 1651 BII p. 63

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Neighbors gate 1 ¼ (1s down through the middle to begin) (8)
ending in a line of 4 facing down

A2

(1-4) Lines lead down, fall back (8)

B1

(1-2) Neighbors lead out the sides (1s moving forward to face out) (4)
(3-4) Neighbors turn as a couple with 2s turning under (4)
(5-6) Neighbors lead in (4)
(7-8) 1s cast off while 2s lead up (4)

B2

(1-4) 1s half figure eight up (8)
(5-8) Neighbors gate (1s up through the middle to begin) (8)
ending in progressed places ready to gate with new neighbors
Note that the ones have changed places!

Background

Friendly & Sackett:

Our local dance group in Ashland is part of a network of groups in Oregon, The Heather and the Rose Country Dancers. The H&R newsletter is titled Progressed and Improper. This inspired us to write a dance where the Is would end improper to start the next round, allowing dancers to experience dancing from both sides of the set. As we worked with the concept, we expanded the idea to include the turn as a couple to give dancers further opportunities to play with roles they may not be used to. The dance became, in a sense, a choreographic statement of the way we approach the dance form. Many thanks to Bruce Hamilton for the title.

Teaching Notes

⚠️ Don’t forget to mention that the 1s swap sides each time through the dance!

Friendly & Sackett:

For the turn as a couple in B1 bars 3-4, the 2s, who are above, always go down and to the inside of the set and under the joined hands while the 1s go up and to the outside of the set. It is similar to a California twirl without the feeling of a twirler and a twirlee.

Renee Camus (2024)

duple minor longways

John Whelan 3/4 B minor 1985 NIB · Sheet music ↗

Choreography

A1

(1-2) Circle L ½ (6)
(3-4) Cast back one place over left shoulder (6)
(5-8) Neighbors left shoulder around across the set (12)

A2

(1-2) Circle R ½ (6)
(3-4) Cast back one place over right shoulder (6)
(5-8) Partners right shoulder around across the set (12)
(All home)

B1

Take hands four
(1-2) Set left and right with a crossover step (6)
(3-4) Balance in and out turning the ring halfway around (6)
(5-8) Repeat B1 1-4 (12)
(All home)

B2

(1-4) Neighbors set and link (12)
(5-6) Partners balance F&B (6)
(7-8) Partners two hand turn (6)

Teaching Notes

Camus:

This dance uses a crossover setting step similar to (the West Coast interpretation of) Irish Lamentation. It’s the cross-step waltz basic: Dancers start by crossing their right foot over their left. Starting the whole dance with the R foot may help.

It’s nice to have a lot of space for this dance, both up and down the set and across.

Susan Kevra (2017)

3-couple longways

Rachel Bell 2/2 C major 2017 BIII p. 109

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Taking inside hands, partners lead up a double and back, turning in toward partner to face down (8)
(5-8) Lead down a double and fall back (8)

A2

(1-4) Partners swirly siding (over by L, back by R) (8)
(5-8) All set and turn single R (8)

B1

(1-4) All circle L ½, drop hands and face partner (8)
(5-8) w/o hands partner balance F&B, cross by R, turn over R to face partner (8)

B2

(1-4) Top couple cross by R, go below to middle place (8)
while middle couple lead up
while bottom couple back to back
(5-8) Partners 2 hand turn (middles 1 ½, others 1x)
(Ending 2, 3, 1)

Tom Roby (2002)

duple minor longways

Jim & Judy’s Wedding Larry Unger 3/4 D major 1988 NIB

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1^st corners back to back, turn single R back to place (12)
(5-8) Partners RSR

A2

(1-4) 2^nd corners L sh back to back, turn single L back to place (12)
(5-8) Partners LSR

B1

(1-4) Circle R (12)
(5-8) Balance ring, all turn single R (12)

B2

(1-4) Circle L (12)
(5-6) Balance ring (6)
(7-8) 1s cast while 2s lead up (6)

Teaching Notes

A1/A2: The back to backs here look like this: two waltz steps passing other corner forward, one waltz step back to meet corner shoulder to shoulder by the other shoulder and catch eyes, then turn single away from corner back to place.

Playford (1701) Interp. Cecil Sharp (1922)

duple minor longways (originally published improper)

2/2 D minor BI p. 20

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Partners side across (L sh, R sh, swirly) (8)
(5-8) Partners back to back (8)

A2

(1-8) Repeat A1 with neighbor along (16)

B1

(1-4) Neighbors two hand turn 1 ½, skipping, open up across (8)
(5-8) Partners two hand turn (8)
(All progressed)

B2

(1-8) Ones figure eight up through the twos, skipping (16)

Teaching Notes

B1. Can explicitly note that the two hand turns have different speeds or let dancers figure it out. B2. Can be a double figure eight for more experienced dancers.

Title	Choreographer	Year	Formation	Key	Meter	Tune	Composer	Source
First Half
Knole Park	Voight	1809	duple minor longways	D major	2/4	—	Bishop	BI p. 65
Jaque Latin	G. Wilsim	1755	duple minor longways	G major	2/4	Jack Latin	Traditional	BII p. 66
The Minor Spaniard	Jenny Beer	2000	duple minor longways	E minor	6/8	—	—	BII p. 85
Well Hall	Playford	1679/1701	duple minor longways	F major	3/2	—	—	BI p. 137
The Astonished Archaeologist	Philippe Callens	1992	3-couple longways	A major	2/4	Goff Hall	Dan Lanier	BII p. 5
Impropriety	Brooke Friendly & Chris Sackett	1999	duple minor longways	D minor	6/8	Millison’s Jegge	Playford	BII p. 63
Trip to Skye	Renee Camus	2024	duple minor longways	B minor	3/4	—	John Whelan	NIB
Second Half
Alternates
Peridot Ring	Susan Kevra	2017	3-couple longways	C major	2/2	—	Rachel Bell	BIII p. 109
Sunlight Through Draperies	Tom Roby	2002	duple minor longways	D major	3/4	Jim & Judy’s Wedding	Larry Unger	NIB
Childgrove	Playford	1701	duple minor longways	D minor	2/2	—	—	BI p. 20