La Famiglia Graziani
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
LA FAMIGLIA GRAZIANI (S6x32) 2C (3C set) Murrough Landon 20201- 8 1s+2s dance the Tourbillon:
1- 4 1s and 2s turn partners 2H ½ way, 1M and 2L lead partners on 1 place clockwise to end 1s on Ladies' side and 2s on Men's side, 1s set to 2s
5- 8 1s and 2s ½ turn partners 2H, 1L and 2M lead partners on 1 place to end 2s in 1st place and 1s in 2nd place and 2s+1s cross RH to own sides. 2 1
9-16 2s+1s dance RH across and LH back
17-24 2s+1s dance modified Bourrel:
17-20 2M+1L set advancing, ¾ turn 2H and twirl to end BtoB (Lady facing up and Man down) while partners chase anticlockwise ¾ way
21-24 1s+2s set to partners and turn RH into allemande hold facing up. 1 2
25-32 1s+2s dance an Allemande. 2 1
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
La Famiglia Graziani (6x32S) 32 bar strathspey for two couples, Murrough Landon, 2020
1- 8 1st and 2nd couples dance the Tourbillon.
9-16 2nd and 1st couples dance right hands across and left hands back.
17-24 2nd and 1st couples dance the Bourrel, but in the last two bars turn three quarters with the right hand into allemande hold facing up.
25-32 1st and 2nd couples finish with a two couple Allemande.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA April 2020)
Dance Notes
It may be danced just twice in a two couple set or as usual in a three or four couple set as preferred.It is a busy dance so a three couple set is probably ideal.
(Dance notes by the deviser, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA April 2020)
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Dance Instruction Videos
La Famiglia Graziani - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
During the Corona virus lockdown the Graziani family in Bologna have been making one video per day of a two couple RSCDS dance published on their youtube channel. It has been lovely to watch this series so this dance is offered as a thank-you. And also in case they run out of RSCDS dances to try!The name of the tune is another interpretation of the SMAC Productions acronym used in their videos which actually stands for their names: Samuele, Mattia, Alessia and Camilla.
In Italian, "Famiglia" is pronounced roughly as "familiar" in English, with stress as "fa-MEE-lya", and "Graziani" as "GRATT-see-YAR-nee".
Recommended music: Suggested tune So Much Amazing Creativity by Ewan Galloway; suitable recording is available via https://my.strathspey.org/u/murrough/recording/
(Dance information by the deviser, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA April 2020)
The Graziani Family are 4 dancers from Bologna who found themselves isolated together during the coronavirus epidemic and to relieve the boredom, performed one Scottish country dance in their living room every day, and posted it up on YouTube.
Bologna is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy.
It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 390,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan area is home to more than 1,000,000 people.
La Famiglia Graziani
Published in La Famiglia Graziani, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA.
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