Hello all,

Just letting everyone know what the plans are for the trad dance. If you don't want to know about my thought process, then ignore the first part and go to part B.

PART A

The possible figures listed for Westerhope are:

Single guard

Jigging guard

Tipping guard

Fourth corner

Chain

Back over knot (back lock)

Cramper

Double cramper

Curly

Right and left (curlys with figure of 8)

Fast knot (curlys and fig. 8 and wrong side curly)

Gymnac (fourth corner with a double tumble)

Crown (everyone tumbles one after the other)

Traditionally, the Westerhope team used to dance 8 figures with a single guard and lock in-between each figure. Or, for stage performances, they would drop the single-guard chorus (because it would take so long) and just do more figures.

Realistically, we won't be doing figures with a double tumble or 5 person tumble.

There's lots of curly type figures, and two crampers.

If we aim to do all figures which are not curlys or crampers, and then have one curly figure and one cramper., this would equal only 8 figures. So we should probably add another to make it more than the minimum 8.

The dance requires that a 6th person joins for the last 3 figures. The only figures that work with 6 people are:

Single guard

A curly figure

Jigging guard

Back lock

Perhaps a cramper figure? And I wouldn't want to try a 4 person chain...

This explains Sinead's choice for the last 3 figures, and perhaps best to keep it the same.

PART B

So, my thoughts for the Westerhope dance structure is:

From a line

1. Single-guard

2. Curly (or Right & Left)

3. Fourth corner

4. Double cramper

5. Chain

6. Tipping guard

6th person join on:

7. Fast knot (or Right & Left)

8. Jigging guard

9. Back lock

Display and finish in a line

I suppose it doesn't matter too much what order the figures are, but I was trying to spread out the curlys and crampers because they look similar. If anyone has any other preferences then let me know. Thanks,

Laura