Eddies At St Eddies

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1- 4 1s set. 1s turn RH while 2s set
5- 8 1s+2s circle 4H round to left while 3s set on bars 5-6 and 4s set on bars 7-8
9-12 1L followed by 1M cast 2 places and cross to opposite side while 3M followed by 3L cast up 1 place and cross to opposite side. (2M steps up on bars 9-10) while 2L steps up on bars 11-12
13-16 2M+3L also 1L+4M set and link
17-22 All circle 8H round to left
23-24 Dancers in 1st and 2nd places set facing diagonally down while dancers in 3rd and 4th places set facing diagonally up
25-32 Mirror solo Rights and lefts:
 2L+3L cross RH. 2L+2M change places LH. 2L+3M cross RH. 2L+3L change places LH
 while
 4M+1M cross RH. 4M+4L change places LH. 4M+1L cross RH. 4M+1M change places LH. 2341

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

1- 2 1st couple set.
3- 4 1st couple, giving right hands, turn once round while 2nd couple set.
5- 8 1st couple with 2nd couple dance four hands round to the left, while on bars 5-6, 3rd couple set and on bars 7-8, 4th couple set.
9-12 1st woman followed by her partner casts two places and crosses to opposite side while 3rd man followed by his partner casts up one place and crosses to opposite side. 2nd man steps up on bars 9-10 while 2nd woman steps up on bars 11-12.
13-16 2nd man with 3rd woman, and 1st woman with 4th man, set and link.
17-22 All circle eight hands round to left.
23-24 Dancers in first and second places set facing diagonally down while dancers in third and fourth places set facing diagonally up.
25-32 2nd and 3rd women, giving right hands, cross over. 2nd woman and 2nd man, giving left hands, change places. 2nd woman and 3rd man, giving right hands, cross over. 2nd woman and 3rd woman, giving left hands, change places.
 At the same time, 4th man and 1st man, giving right hands, cross over. 4th man and 4th woman, giving left hands, change places. 4th man and 1st woman, giving right hands, cross over. 4th man and 1st man, giving left hands, change places.
 (i.e. mirror solo rights and lefts)

Repeat from new positions.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Ian Robertson)

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Dance Information

The title of this dance suggested itself at the Australian Winter School in Canberra in 2014, at "Eddies", St Edmund's College, Manuka.

The dance recalls the blustery windy conditions at morning tea one day, and other notes from the deviser's first winter school, such as solo rights and lefts.

The dance could also be danced as a strathspey, or a medley, which teachers and dancers can decide how to present.

Bars 1- 8 represent the eddies setting in.
Bars 9-16 represent chaotic swirls.
Bars 17-24 represent the full brisk wind.
Bars 25-32 represent small gusts and participants returning home.

Suggested music: The Civil Engineer by Gordon Shand on his Reels and Wheels album.

(Dance information by the deviser, Ian Robertson)

Established in 1954 by the Christian Brothers as St Edmund's War Memorial College, it was the first Catholic secondary boys' school in the ACT, created to meet regional demand for Catholic education. The college follows the tradition of Edmund Ignatius Rice and is led by Principal Joe Zavone.

St Edmund's War Memorial College, established in 1954 as Canberra's first Catholic secondary boys' school, has a distinguished history in rugby union. The college has won the Waratah Shield a record 14 times and was the defending champion in 2005, when ACT schools were excluded from the competition. With over 480 students registered for rugby, St Edmund's is renowned as one of Australia's leading rugby schools.

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