Hi all,

For the benefit of those who are just starting to learn the new dance here is the notation:

Outward facing ring - 3 steps, then 2 and 4, then 1 and 5, then connect swords 
Beadnell style out into open ring
windmills (two times through)
Fountains
Choker, turn right half way
Display lock - 3 stands at front of set, everyone else moves around 3 corners 
Hold on to star breastplate and turn left half way 
Lock
Nut - Stepping in 8
Winlaton spin
Make a line facing the back, step around 180 degrees in a smooth 8
needles
Triangle lock - display in V with 3 at back, 1 and 5 at front
Walkround until 2 has back to audience
5 and 4 do jumps
2 tumbles
Walk round to coach and horses
Tits/follower/follower/tits with T coming in for last tits
6 person lock - display by turning slowly on the stop in 8s
remove T
Walkround until 1 has back to audience
Windmills (one and a half times)
Double tumble
Open ring 
Glass
Popcorn 
Lock - display in V with 3 at front
Double stepping, out. 
Walk off with 3 stamping on 8 and turning back through centre of set, 2 and 4 follow on 4, 1 and 5 follow on 8. 

Here are the videos from the two times we did the dance in Oxford - http://youtu.be/WmdgxG1tSEU and http://youtu.be/SShR_weRG8Y

For anyone geeky I've also written it out in great detail, mostly so I have a thorough list of what we need to work on. Nikki, I also wrote on it how long each figure should take. If my maths is correct then we will eventually need 252 bars of music, or 7.875 times through normal length tunes. Good luck with working that out! Here's the link to that doc https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MxSLGDyWD2HE4MiG92Eneehd0Dvg6QqyBpklSqKWl8I/edit?usp=docslist_api

I'm aware I haven't sent one of my practice plans in a while. I'll get on to it soon but tomorrow I'd like to start with us all working together on some of the basic rapper skills - stepping, walking, spinning etc - before breaking into two sets. 

See you soon,

Ffion x

P.S. If you're looking for some entertainment this evening The Spring Heeled Jacks ceilidh band are doing a free ceilidh at The Grafton Pub in Kentish Town from approx 7.30pm.