Program

5:30 Hall & Band Setup

6:45 Start

-Botany Bay

-Along the Road to Gundagai

-Click Go the Shears

-Waltzing Matilda

7:00 Barn Dance (14:40) 7:00

Brown Jug Polka (13:40) 7:15

Chicken Dance (11:50) 7:29

Galopede (12:00 .. 52:10 ) 7:41

7:50 Break

8:00 Stockyards (13:00) 8:00

Line Dance (12:20) 8:13

Strip the Willow (16:00 .. 41:20) 8:25

8:40 Supper

- Bound for South Australia

- And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda

9:10 Drongo (12:10) 9:10

Russian Troika (12:20) 9:22

Cut Throat Polka (12:30) 9:34

Waves of Bondi (12:00 .. 49:00) 9:46

10:00 Cup of Tea

Close and Clean up

- The Wild Colonial Boy

- The Queensland Drover

Yi-Haa!

Organisational Issues

Dance	Bars	Music	Bars	Caller/Singer
Barn Dance	8 (14)	Click go the Shears Mudgee Schottische Harvest Schottische Australian Jim The North Wind (3:50 minutes @ 115)	16 16 16 16 48 (112)	Play as written straight through starting with violin intro. (note repeats - on North Wind only) Repeat once for 7:40 minutes.
Brown Jug Polka	16 (7)	Little Brown Jug Davvy Knick Knack Tell Me Ma Early in the Morning Makkie Tonen (1:40 minutes @ 132)	32 32 16 16 16 (112)	Play as written and straight through starting with violin intro. (note repeats) Repeat 3 times for 6:40 mintues.
Chicken Dance	32 (+16)	Chicken Dance (4:50 minutes @ 100)	112	Play 2 verse/chorus at normal speed. Play 3rd v/c slow - violin to set tempo. Play 4th v/c with increasing tempo and finish on fast verse.No repeat for 4:50 minutes.
Cut Throat Polka	8 (18)	Squeezebox Polka Give a Fair Go Tell Me Ma Jenny Lind Spanish Lady (1:50 minutes @ 135)	24 24 24 24 24 (120)	Play as written straight through starting with violin intro. (note repeats) Repeat 2 times for 5:30 minutes.
Drongo	32+ (6)	Lannigan's Ball Unnamed (or part 2) Father O'Flynn Tenpenny Bit Moriatey's Jig Irish Washerwoman (5:10 minutes @ 110)	32 32 32 32 32 32 (192)	Play 32 bars (1 tune with repeats). Play last 8 bars until Callers stop. Play next tune (with intro) Repeat once for 10:20 minutes.
Galopede	32 (5)	The Galopede Galopede Dirty Windows Jamie Allen Grand Old Dame (2:30 minutes @ 126)	32 32 32 32 32 (160)	Play as written straight through starting with violin intro. (note repeats) Repeat once for 5.00 minutes.
Line Dance	8 (18)	Achy Breaky Heart (5:40 minutes @ 100)	144	Guitar intro - verse/chorus twice, repeat chorus no music, repeat chorus with music for 5:40 minutes.
Russian Troika	16 (4)	Blondie's Troika Zigeuner-Karawane (1:50 minutes @ 135)	32 32 (64)	Play as written straight through (play all repeats). Repeat twice for 5:20 minutes.
Stockyards	32 (5)	Maranoa Drover Corn Rigs Sally Gardens Merry Blacksmith Speed the Plough (4 minutes @ 160)	32 32 32 32 32 (160)	Play as written straight through starting with violin intro. (play all repeats) Repeat last two tunes for 6 minutes.
Strip the Willow	40+ (1)	Turkey in the Straw Bonny Bonny Banks The Girl I left Behind Me Ten Thousand Miles (3 minutes @ 125)	32 8 32 8 (80)	Play first tune (32 bars) & repeat Play second tune (8 bars) Play third tune (32 bars) & repeat Play fourth tune (8 bars) Repeat 2 times for 9 minutes.
Waves of Bondi	64 (1)	Grand Old Dame La Russe (0:50 minutes @ 160)	32 32 (64)	Play as written straight through starting with violin intro. Repeat 5 times for 5 minutes.

Barn Dance

Position

In early versions of the Barn Dance, partners stood side by side with the man's right hand holding the lady's left hand, both facing L.O.D. It is more common now for partners to face L.O.D. with the man standing slightly behind the lady's left shoulder and holding her left hand in his left, and her right in his right, slightly above shoulder level Some dancers use a promenade position in a ballroom hold with the leading sides of the body opened out into a V-shape along the L.O.D.

Dance

Steps (tempo = 112)	Bars
Man starts with left foot, lady with right. Both take 3 walking steps forward and pause on the 4th beat of the bar, raising the inside foot forward to about ankle level with the toe pointed.	1
Both now step forward on this raised foot and walk 3 steps forward, raising the outside foot forward on the 4th beat.	1
Repeat the above steps.	2
Take a ballroom hold, and dance circular waltz turns, fitting the steps to the 4/4 music, or using the rotary chasse type of turn. Couples open outwards again ready to walk forward along L.O.D.	4
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Brown Jug Polka

Formation

Two concentric circles, men on the inside with backs to the centre, ladies facing. Either use the old-fashioned ballroom hold, or hold partner's hands in a low position in front.

Dance

Steps (tempo = 132)	Bars
Man starts on left foot, lady on right; heel and toe twice, jumping on the other foot, then 4 slip steps to the side.	4
Both repeat in the opposite direction, starting with the other foot.	4
Releasing hold, partners clap right hands 3 times in time with the music. (The first clap is on a dotted note, so the rhythm is clap-clap/clap.) Clap left hands 3 times. Clap both hands with partners 3 times. Clap hands on (own) knees 3 times.	4
Partners link right arms and skip 4 steps clockwise round one another, then link left arms and skip 4 steps back again.	4
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To make the dance progressive: partners skip only 2 steps round each other after linking right arms, then link left arms with the next partner and skip round 6 steps to a position in the circle ready to start the dance again. Men move round the circle clockwise and ladies anti-clockwise.

Chicken Dance

Formation

Form a circle with couples facing each other.

Dance

Steps (tempo = 100)	Bars
Couples face each other and open and close hands like a bird's beak in time with the music.	1
Flap arms like wings in time with the music.	1
Wiggle tail like a bird in time with the music.	1
Clap hands four times to the music.	1
Repeat this verse sequence 4 times.	(16)
Chorus Sequence - lock arms (or join hands in circle) and circle to right for 8 bars and then to left for 8 bars.	16
Finishes at end of 4th verse sequence	32

Stockyards

Formation

Couples in a circle facing inwards, ladies on the right of partners. If circle is too

large, split into several smaller circles.

Dance

Steps (tempo = 160)	Bars
Everyone in. Everyone joins hands and walks 4 steps in towards the centre of the circle. Everyone out, 4 steps backwards. Repeat.	8
Swing partners or swing corners. First time only swing with partner. At all other times each man swings with the lady on his left (ie the corner lady) who then becomes his new partner.	8
Promenade. Couples promenade round the circle anti-clockwise. (Hand-hold - arms crossed in front.)	8
Swing partners. Swing partners and finish back in the circle again, ladies on the right of their partners.	8
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Line Dance

Formation

Form several lines with about half a metre between dancers and face the band.

Dance

Steps (tempo = 100)	Bars
Side Tap : Tap right foot to the side 2 times (4 beats). Repeat with left foot.	2
Back Tap : Tap right foot behind 2 times (4 beats). Repeat with left foot.	2
Knees Up : Right knee up to left side 2 times (4 beats). Repeat with left knee.	2
Kick : Kick right leg to left side (2 beats). Repeat with left leg to right side.	1
Jump Around : Star jump out (1 beat), jump back and cross legs (1 beat), jump out and turn 90o left (1 beat), jump legs together and clap (1 beat).	1
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Strip the Willow

Formation

Longways set for 6 or 7 couples, partners facing one another. Top couple nearest the musicians, lady on the right.

Dance

Steps (tempo = 125)	Bars
Honour your partner. Both lines walk forward, make a slight bow to partner, lines retire.	4
Right-hand swing. Each couple makes a single turn, holding right hands.	4
Left-hand swing. Single turn, holding left hands.	4
Two-hand swing. Single turn, holding both hands.	4
Do-si-do, right shoulder. Partners pass back to back by the right shoulder. Men hold arms folded at shoulder level; ladies hold skirts.	4
Do-si-do, left shoulder. Same movement but passing by left shoulders before moving past one another back to back.	4
Top couple down the set. The top couple take hands and galop down the set with sideways slip step, and back again.	8
Strip the willow (see glossary). The top couple strip down to the bottom of the set, and then return to top with slip steps, holding hands.	32
Cast off. The two lines turn outwards and march down to the bottom of the set; the top couple make an arch, the 2nd couple lead under it to the top of the set.	16
Repeat with the new top couple.
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Drongo

Formation

Quadrille set of 4 couple, with one extra man or woman (the drongo) in the centre

Dance

Steps (tempo = 110)	Bars
1st couple galop round. With ballroom hold, 1st couple move round the drongo with sideways galop step. The drongo in the centre should dodge. Couples move in an anti-clockwise direction.	4
2nd couple galop round.	4
3rd couple galop round.	4
4th couple galop round.	4
All circle left. The whole set take hands in a ring and circle to the left with slip steps.	4
Circle back again. Circle back to places, with slip steps to right.	4
Ladies (men*) circle left. The 4 ladies (men) form a ring and circle left.	4
Circle back again. Slip steps to the right, back to places.	4
Men (Ladies) march round. The men (ladies) march round one behind the other, the drongo joins them. The ladies (men) stand in their places. When the music stops, each man (woman) seizes a partner; the man (woman) left over is the drongo.	up to 16
* depends on the gender of the drongo	42

Cut-Throat Polka

Position

Couples start in ballroom hold with the man facing diagonally towards the wall.

Dance

Steps (tempo = 135)	Bars
Man starts on left, lady on right foot, and both take 4 chasse steps diagonally towards the centre of the room.	2
Stepping around (so as to take a diagonal path at a 90-degree angle from their previous path) and starting on the opposite foot, they both take 4 chasse steps out towards the wall.	2
Circular polka turns along L.O.D.	4
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Waves of Bondi

Formation

Longways set of 5 or can be done with as many couples as liked. Partners face

one another, ladies on the right side.

Dance

Steps (tempo = 160)	Bar
Everyone in and out with 4 bouncy steps to centre and retreat back to place, and cross over to the other side.	4
Repeat , in and out and cross over.	4
Swing partners .	8
Lines cast off.	8
Top couple makes an arch, others pass through.	8
New top couple leads up to the front, turns and bobs under the raised arms of the couple behind and then makes an arch over the couple behind them, and so on under and over alternately down to the bottom of the line. They turn at the bottom and come up the line again, going under and over as before. The other couples following with the same under and over movements. When turning at the ends of the set, the man turns his partner under their raised arms back to his right side. They stop until the others get back to their places.	16
Repeat with new top couple.	48

Galopede

Formation

Longways set for 6 to 8 couples facing inwards, the 2 lines 8 paces apart. couple the one nearest the band. Ladies on the right.

Dance

Steps (tempo = 126)	Bars
Everyone in and out. With a springy walk both lines march 4 paces into the centre, bow slightly to partners and retreat to places.	4
Pass through . All cross over, passing right shoulders - within partners, and turn towards the right into opposite places.	4
Everyone in and out and pass through back to original places.	8
Everyone swing. All swing partners with a cross-arm swing.	8
Top couple swing down. The top couple swings quickly down the centre of the set to the bottom and stays there. The other couples must drop quickly back to places out of the way of the top couple.	8
Repeat with a new top couple.	32

Russian Troika

Formation

Lines of 3, holding hands in a line and all sets facing to the front. Start slowly and speed up each time the sequence repeats itself.

Dance

Steps (tempo = 135)	Bars
Step forward . All sets move foward for a count of seven, swings their hands on the air and shout "oi" on the 8th beat.	2
Step forward . All sets move backward for a count of seven, swings their hands on the air and shout "oi" on the 8th beat.	2
Form left arch. Middle person and left person form an arch and the right person moves through the arch and back to their place, twirling the middle person under the arch also.	2
Form right arch. Middle person and right person form an arch and the left person moves through the arch and back to their place, twirling the middle person under the arch also.	2
Circle left . All three join hands and circle left for 12 steps, stamp feet 3 times and raise arms and shout "oi" on the fourth count.	4
Circle right . All three join hands and circle right for 12 steps, stamp feet 3 times and raise arms and shout "oi" on the fourth count.	4
Repeat with a new top couple.	16

Glossary

Cast off

The dancer at the head of the file, sometimes alone, or followed by the single line of men or ladies, turns outwards from the set and skips or marches down the outside of the set and bade again to placed This is most commonly done by with both lines moving at once so that partners meet again at the bottom of the set, take hands, and move forwards again. Sometimes, as in the Virginia Reel, the top couple make an arch when they reach the bottom of the set and the other couples pass through.

In a quadrille; the top coup e turn outwards, ladies to the right, men to the left. They march down to the bottom of the line, other ladies following the top lady, men following the man.

Chasse

An ordinary gliding step. If it is a forward chasse, step forward on the right foot, then draw the left foot up behind it. Continuestepping forward with the right foot and drawing the left foot up behind. It is usual in many styles of dancing to rise slightly on the toes as the back foot is drawn up - as for instance in the Galop.

Cross-over

There are several ways for a couple to cross over to the other side of The traditional way is that used in L' Ete figure of the First Set. The men pass their opposite lady the outside so that they describe an arc in crossing. The ladies walk straight across, passing one another by the left shoulder. When they reach the opposite side, partners turn in towards one another and end in the places of the opposite person. This movement takes 4 bars of music with 6 steps for crossing and the last 2 counts for turning to the new position. The lady will now be standing on the left of her partner and facing into the set again. They return to places in the same way.

It can also be done with a change-over of position when they reach the opposite side. As the man turns to the right towards his partner he takes her left hand in his right and turns her under his raised right arm over to his right hand side (in the same turn as used in American Square Dancing.)

Other ways of crossing over are those for which the calls 'lead through {half right and left are used (see those entries).

Do-si-do

The couple face one another. With 8 springy walking steps they pass each other by the right shoulder, move across back to back, then move backwards to their places, passing by the left shoulder.

Galop

This step is usually done sideways, but occasionally backwards or forwards. Slide one foot sideways, keeping weight well over both feet, bring the other foot up, rising on both toes.

Heel and Toe

To do this step on the right side, hop on the left foot while putting the right foot obliquely forward on the heel, then hop on the left foot placing the tip of the right toe against the left toe.

L.O.D (Line of Dance)

This is the name of the usual path followed around the hall in ballroom dancing. It can be visualised as either an oval or a rectangular path in an anti-clockwise direction around the hall.

Promenade

In a closed-couple or sequence dance, the couple stand a V-shaped ballroom hold, with the man's right side touching the lady's left. They walk forward, starting with outside feet, with a bouncy step.

In a quadrille, partners stand side by side, ladies on the rig. Usually they hold their hands crossed in front; this is the traditional hold, but some dancers use the hold from the Pride of Erin, at shoulder level. They walk around the set in a circle, usually anti-clockwise.

Strip the Willow

The top couple link right arms and swing one and a half times round, using a running, skipping or skip-change step. Each then links left arms with the person of the opposite sex in the 2nd couple and swings once round, returns to centre to link right arms and swing with partner. Then swing 3rdcouple with left arms, swing partner with right arms and so on down the set.

Review of the Bush Dance

What was Planned	What Really Happened
Marketing	A number of people came because of the advertising, especially the banner. Some church families brought friends. There were probably about 30 non-church people in attendance. About 80 people attended and the hall was barely adequate for that number (40 adults + 40 kids)
Coordinators	Delegating responsibilities to coordinators worked well.
Drinks	Good idea, but over catered. Sold about 50 cans out of 200.
Entry Conditions	Gold coin donation worked well. Raised over $100.
Hall Setup	6 hay bales, 10 pumpkins, 6 garden tools, a lamp, two scarecrows were effective and sufficient. Chairs around the walls worked well. A couple of tables were also placed at the back for bags and things. Tables were brought in for supper and that worked fine.
Lagerphone	Worked well.
Message	OK
Music	Good feedback, fun to do, made a few mistakes but didn't seem to be noticed. 3 violins and flute were adequate for volume, but only two was not quite enough.
Practice	2 practices were enough to get by for the music, but another one would have been helpful. Next time 2 will probably do. Need more dancers practiced in the dances though.
Dances	All worked well except the Dashing White Sergeant. For the simpler ones the instructions and once through the music only took about 5 minutes. Caller needs to decide when to stop. Important to put the simpler dances first, such as Barn Dance, Brown Jug Polka, Galopede and Chicken Dance. Having lots of kids limited the quality of the dancing but made the night a fun family time.
Prizes	Should have included information about the prizes for best "country" dress on the brochure. Next time need more chocolate frogs for the kids. Kids prizes should just be for participation. Spent about $16. Prizes were for best dressed family (1st & 2nd), best dressed male, best dressed female.
Program	Went fine, started late, dances in first bracket were too short. Probably should have put a program up on a wall, or perhaps given one out as people arrived, say with some information about the gospel and the church.
Supper	Seemed to be plenty and worked well. Played CDs during breaks. Tim gave short message and Trevor announced the prizes.
Program
5:30 Setup	Rod arrived about 4:45, Trevor at about 5:00. Hall was a mess and took a while to clean up. A few band members arrived from 5:30, but most came closer to 6:30. Sound was done last and would have been better a little earlier, though was ok.
6:45 Arrive	People started to arrive at about 7:00 with most by about 7:15 and some much later.
7:00 First Set	Started Barn Dance at about 7:15, should have played at least twice through all the tunes. Added Galopede to make time up to 7:50. This was a good dance to do in the first set.
7:50 Break	Fine
8:00 Second Set	Started with the Chicken Dance again. Received request for the Line Dance again.
8:40 Supper	Not sure what time this happened, but seemed to work fine. There was plenty of food. Two tables where brought into the main hall.
9:10 Third Set	Played Drongo, Cut Throat Polka and Dashing White Sergeant. Then did Line Dance again and finished about 9:50, as there was some misunderstanding about the scheduled finishing time. When this was realised, finished with the Brown Jug Polka. Didn't do Waves of Bondi. Somewhere in this set a hat was passed around for donations to the people of New Guinea affected by the tidal wave. (Don't think this was a good idea as might contribute to a view that churches always ask for money.)
10:00 Close	Not sure how the cup of tea went. Clean-up seem to progress quickly.
Overall	A fun family night worth doing again. Time was about right. Hall was continuously noisy (probably because of the kids).
Other Lessons
Band	Elizabeth Cooper - Violin Joy Fearle - Violin (6292 0892) Rachel Bacon - Violin Kylie Bevan - Flute Martin Dibb - Guitar Trevor Smallwood - Bass Shari McGuire - Guitar/Bass Wayne Bolin - Lagerphone Gerard Bacon - Caller Leoni Abbey - Caller Tim Abbey - MC

Dashing White Sergeant

Formation

Sets of 6 people in lines of 3 facing one another, the sets being arranged around the room like the spokes of a wheel. The lines should have one man in the centre with a lady on each side of him but can have one lady between two men. The step used is a skip-change step or a hop-step-together step (see glossary).

Dance

Steps (tempo = )	Bars
Circle left. The dancers in each set take hands in a circle and move to the left with 8 slip steps, then 8 steps back to the right, finishing back in lines of 3.	8
Set to right-hand partner. The centre dancer sets with his right- hand partner and they turn with right arms linked.	4
Set to left-hand partner and turn. Centre dancer turns and repeats above step with his left-hand partner.	4
Figure-of-eight (also known as reel of three; see glossary).	8
Forward and back. The lines of 3 facing one another move forward and back, hands joined.	4
Pass through. They drop hands and pass through (passing right shoulders with their opposites) forming up in a new set.	4
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