Anisette
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Dance: Anisette c. 1997 Lise M. Dyckman Tune: "Pernod Waltz" c. 1984 Johnny Cunningham, as published in Bill Matthiesen’s Waltz Book II, played (AABB)4
Formation - Two-couple Sets, with one couple designated "first" (it matters little which one). Chorus = B1B2 each time (rather brisk!) | ||
| B1 | Pass opposite by the R hand, pass partner by the L hand,
pass opposite by the R shoulder (no hands), turn partner halfway with both hands;
first couple lead through the other couple and cast back to place.
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| B2 | Pass opposite by the R hand, pass partner by the L hand,
pass opposite by the R shoulder (no hands), turn partner halfway with both hands;
second couple lead through the other couple and cast back to place.
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| I. | A1 | With partner, lead forward a double to meet the opposite
couple; with opposite lead away a double; facing opposite set and turn single (usual
R) to end alongside opposite but facing partner. (so 3/4 turn single for one person,
1 1/4 for the other).
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| A2 | With opposite, lead forward a double to meet partner; with
partner lead away a double; facing partner set and turn single (usual R) to end
alongside partner, facing opposite. (so 3/4 turn single for one person, 1 1/4 for the
other).
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| Chorus (B1 & B2) | ||
| II. | A1 | Gypsy opposite person (R shoulder as usual); facing opposite
set and turn single [wide] to end facing partner.
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| A2 | Gypsy partner (R shoulder as usual); facing partner set and
turn single style [wide] to end facing opposite.
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| Chorus: B1 & B2 | ||
| III. | A1 | Side-by-side siding ["Pat Shaw" siding] R shoulder to
opposite; facing opposite set and turn single [wide] to end facing partner.
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| A2 | Side-by-side siding ["Pat Shaw" siding] L shoulder to partner;
facing partner set and turn single [wide] to end facing opposite.
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| Chorus: B1 & B2
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| IV. | A1 | With opposite, R arm in 18C. allemande style * [or in usual
Playford style]; disengage, and facing opposite, set and turn single [wide] to end
facing partner.
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| A2 | With partner, L arm in 18C. allemande style * [or in usual
Playford style]; disengage, and facing partner, set and turn single [wide] to end facing
opposite. * 18 C. allemande arming is: aim the requisite shoulder at the person to allemand and place the back of the hand of that requisite arm next to the small of that person’s back, waist height and linking arms. Place your other hand behind your back so as to take hands with this person behind your back, and revolve once around.
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| Chorus: B1 & B2
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| Notes: | The
chorus figure
is a much more
brisk version of the
changes in the B figure of "Fair and Softly". The thematic structure (narrative) for this
dance is that you're getting progressively closer to your opposite: first an
acknowledgement, then making extended eye contact in a gypsy figure, then coming
side to side, and finally linking in a close hold. It would probably be kind to end the
dance with another section I for farewell closure. It is tempting to play this tune as a
jazzy waltz (especially as it was originally written in French cabaret musette style), but
the dancers appreciate a more relaxed, American-style waltz tempo. Besides the
obvious pun, the name is also a reference to Bay Area dancer Anise Feldman’s lively
setting.
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