Margaret's Waltz England
These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Choreographed by Pat Shaw.
Music: Any nice English waltz will work, but Pat Shaw did write a tune specifically for this dance.
Meter: 3/4
Formation: Sicilian Circle (Couple facing couple in a circle around the room; W is on M's R)
Introduction: Depends upon the recording, but typically a chord, where you bow to your partner.
Bars 1-2: Every one start R throughout. Holding nearer hands with partner. Take two waltz steps forward towards opposite.
Bars 3-4: Take two waltz steps retiring away from opposite
Bars 5-8: Allemand R with opposite
Bars 9-12: Allemand L with partner
Bars 13-16: Ladies 1/2 chain (Ladies give R hands to each other crossing over. Do a courtesy turn with opposite M)
Pars 17-18: As couples advance to the R diagonal to end L shoulder with other couple, stepping R (1) close L (2,3), then R (1), touch L next to R (2,3)
Bars 19-20: As couples advance two waltz steps to the diagonal L to end back to back with other couple, stepping L (1) close R (2,3), then L (1), touch R next to L (2,3)
Bars 21-24: Drop hands and pull R shoulder back to face other couple. Do a R hand star (aka R hands across) 3/4 of the way around to end in original position, with 4 waltz steps
Bars 25-28: Dosido opposite with 4 waltz steps
Bars 29-32: In ballroom position, waltz partner around in a CCW circle exchanging places with opposite couple. Open up to face new couple.
repeat the dance progressing with partner around the room to a new couple each time.
Other notes on the web
- http://www.patshaw.info/dances/#margaret
- http://www.folkdance.com/LDNotations/MargaretsWaltz1966LD.pdf
- http://www.patshaw.info/Dance%20Notations/Margaret's%20Waltz.pdf
- Page 28 of (1965) Stockton Folk Dance Syllabus
- Page 99 of (1966) Stockton Folk Dance Syllabus
- Page 67 of (2011) Stockton Folk Dance Syllabus
Bill and Karen Faust's Fayetteville Video
Other videos on the web
Sheet Music:
- http://www.blackflute.com/music/tunes/waltzes/margwalz.html
- https://thesession.org/tunes/1678
- http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/american-mandolin-tab/margarets_waltz.htm
- http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/old-time-music/006557.HTM
- http://tippleflutes.com/tunebook-with-sheet-music-and-mp3-audio/
- http://100fiddletunes.com/margarets-waltz
- Pixton, Tom (n.d.) The Pinewoods collection
Other sources
- Barclay, Les and Ian Jones (2015) Community Dances Manual. Revised Edition. English Folk Dance and Song Society.
- Shaw Pat (1986a) The Pat Shaw Collection Book 2, Kaap Press
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