Bassett Street Hounds News

Hounds' dances for Dog Days Ale (July 27-29, 2007)

Dancers: Argyle, Dan, Julie, Karin, Laura, Mike, Nanci, Pete, Scott,
Susan, Tom, Venera
Musicians: Julie, Laura, Mike, Susan, Tom

Show dances (Sat: Northern Star & Gypsy. Sun: Just in Time)

Northern Star- 1 long stick - pentagon/6
Donkey Ride AB(ABB)3: E G B B/B/ | c A B B/B/ |
Stars, Chevron-Swing, Parallel-Heys
(Tom musing) C-*Pete*, 1-Karin, 2-Susan, 3-Dan, 4-Julie, 5-Venera

Northumberland Gypsy - 1 long stick - progressive rectangle/6
Byker Hill: AB(ABB)3: eeed/e/|gee/d/B|AAAG/G/|
J-Bone Hey, Square-Hey, Cotswold-Hey, Out-Out-Damn-Spot
(Tom musing) 1-*Pete*, 2-Dan, 3-Karin/Scott, 4-Nanci, 5-Julie, 6-Venera

Just in Time - 1 long stick - triangle of 5
Charles O'Connor: (AABB)3AA: A | d2A d2A | BAG FGA |
Zigzag-Hey, Allemande-Hey, Wallaby-Hey
(Tom musing) 1-Susan, 2-Scott/Karin, 3-Nanci, 4-*Julie*, 5-Dan

Touring dances (not in performance order; slotting subject to change):

Alexandra PRSDn22.5 - 1 long stick - rectangle/6
Durham Rangers: A(ABB)4AB: FG | ABAF A2 de | fgef d3 A |
Rounds, Interlocks, Solar-System, Spaghetti-Junction, Rounds
(Susan & Mike musing) Tom, Argyle/Julie, Venera, Nanci/Scott, *Pete*,
Laura/Dan

The Belligerent Bluejay - 1 long stick - square/4
Carpathian Tune: (AABB)2AA: GFE2 F2G2 | E8 | EFGA B2B2 |
Linear Bombast/Linear Hey, Square Hey/Solar System
(Susan & Mike musing) Dan, *Julie*, Pete, Tom

Dawley - 1 long stick - rectangle/8
Return From The Waterside: A(AB)3ABBA: D2 | B2 B2 ABcA | G2 G2 FGAD |
Parallel-Heys, Linked-Hey, O-Shaped-Hey, Litchfield-Hey
(Tom musing) Argyle/Dan, Julie, Karin, *Mike*, Nanci, Laura/Pete, Susan,
Venera

The Drunken Idiot - 1 short stick - mixed/4 or 8
The Idiot: (ABCD)3: G/2A/2 | Bd dc/2B/2 ((3AGA) BD |
Rounds, Linear-Hey/Square-Hey, Linear-Bombast/Square-Bombast
(Susan & Julie singing) Argyle/Karin, Mike, Tom, Laura/Venera

I Can Hew - 1 long stick - mixed/6
I Can Hew: B(AB)4: AB | c2 A2 ee | ee ee dc |
Cotswold-Hey, Hey-in-Line, Cross-and-Swing, Bombast
(Susan & Julie singing) Scott/Mike, Tom, Nanci, *Pete*, Karin, Dan

Morningstar - 2 short sticks - square/4
Morningstar: A(AB)3A: GA | BcBG E2 FG | ABAF D2 GA |
Pairs, U-Hey, Lines, Line-Hey, (reorient) Pairs, Hey-Across, Lines
(Susan & Mike musing) Laura/Julie, Argyle/Nanci, *Pete*, Tom

Mr Dolly - 2 short sticks - square/4
George Green's College Hornpipe: A(AB)4A: ((3DEF) | G>BA>G F2 ((3DEF)
Cross&Swing, J-Loops, Mini-Brook, Dragonsbane
(Tom musing) Karin, *Mike*, Susan, Venera