Driving Miss Mary (positional)
For Mary Luckhardt, smoothly driving force behind innumerable great expeditions and even greater dance events.
| Choreography: |
Sharon Green, 2018/19 |
| Time signature: |
9/8 |
| Tune: |
Quizzical Snob: Martha Stokely |
| Recording: |
More Dances from the Greenery |
| Formation: |
Triple minor Longways — triple progression |
| A1 |
1-2 |
Ones cast to 2nd place, Twos moving up |
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3-4 |
Ones & Threes ½ poussette clockwise |
| A2 |
1-2 |
Ones cast up to 2nd place, Threes moving down |
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3-4 |
Ones & Twos ½ poussette clockwise |
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[All now back home] |
| B1 |
1-4 |
Mirror hey for 3 (Ones face down, Twos face up to separate, threes face partner) |
| B2 |
1-2 |
(Conclusion of mirror hey) |
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3-4 |
Ones lead down to 2nd place, face one another (Twos coming up the outside) |
| C1 |
1-2 |
Ones Hole-in-the-Wall cross |
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3-4 |
Ones face down, go down the outside (3) and set (3) |
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while Threes meet (3) and lead up (3) |
| C2 |
1-2 |
Ones Hole-in-the-Wall cross |
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3-4 |
Ones face down, go down the outside (3) and set (3) |
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while next Twos below meet (3) and lead up (3) |
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A1/A2 Variant (for a more exciting ride): |
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| A1 |
1-2 |
Ones cast to 2nd place, Twos moving up |
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3-4 |
Ones ½ draw poussette clockwise |
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while Threes ½ straight poussette clockwise into 2nd place |
| A2 |
1-2 |
Ones cast up to 2nd place, Threes moving down |
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3-4 |
Ones ½ draw poussette clockwise back home |
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while Twos ½ straight poussette clockwise into 2nd place |