Cruising Emerson Street
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CRUISING EMERSON STREET (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Allan Twort Napier Diamond Anniversary1- 8 1L followed by 1M cast behind 2L, cross set, cast down behind 3M to 3rd place own side (2s+3s step up 7-8)
9-16 1s dance Reflection Reels of 3 on sides (1s cross up, 3s out and down, 2s in and down), 1s crossing down to own side on bar 13 (from 1st place) 231
17-24 All set and rotate for 3 couples. 132
25-32 All set, 1s dance ½ reel of 3 on sides (1s pass 3s LSh to start), 1s+3s continue reel to finish 213
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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This jig, Cruising Emerson Street, is named after Emerson Street, one of the main streets of Napier in New Zealand, and regarded as an "art deco" district.Central Napier is the central area and business district of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. The main shopping street/downtown area of Napier is Emerson Street.
Central Napier enjoys Art Deco (c. 1908 to 1935) style architecture on surrounding buildings in Emerson Street, with most houses built between 1900-2010.
A Wave In Time
Bronze Sculpture By Mark Whyte Of Lyttelton, Modelled On Miss Sheila Williams, Commissioned In 2009 By The Napier City Council
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