CORE DANCES

The Committee has selected a new set of Core dances for 2017 onwards. They have been chosen to cover a range of formations, moves and tempos in order to help members become familiar with them.

Club Callers are requested try to include at least one, ideally two, per week when calling or organising an evening’s programme. There are a number of dances listed, so we hope Callers will find something they like and enjoy calling.

 Of course, they are still very welcome to call the previous, 2015, Core dances too.
Dance instructions and a CD of suitable music will be available for Club Callers to use if needed.
Happy Dancing!

2017 Core Dances

Formation               Dance Reason

LW duple minor Jack’s Maggot Heys on opposite sides

LW dm Mr Beveridge’s Maggot Triple time. Dbl Fig 8 if use Bare Necessities. 24 bar music

LW Contra Just Skylarking Contra moves;- eg, Dixie Twirl, Petronella turns, Dolphin Hey 

LW Becket Bucksaw Reel Becket formation 

LW tm The Bishop tm single progression

LW tm Keeper’s Cottage tm triple progression 

2C Marching to Praetorius/Handel With Care/Green Willow Formation & moves 

3C LW Fandango Classic dance; 3x thru 

3C LW Shrewsbury Lasses Classic dance; 3x thru 

4C LW Nonesuch Classic Set dance 

4C Round Newcastle Classic Set dance 

4C LW Bonny Cuckoo Waltz; Team work 

4C Sq (American) 3xBreak and 4xFigure structure eg. Homeward Bound Grand Square & other moves

Sicilian Escort to Leicester Formation & orientation

Circle Sybil’s Roundabout Alamo Ring

For a downloadable and printable version of the 2017 BOD Core dances click the link;-  BOD Core Dances 2017    

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The 2015 BOD Core Dances are:-

Dance                                Formation                Style
Queen’s Jig                       LW dm                    Playford jig
Mr Cosgill’s Delight         LW dm                    Playford hornpipe
Shadrack’s Delight           LW dm imp            American contra reel
Orleans Baffled                LW tm                     Playford triple time
Hit and Miss                         2 Cple                      Playford 3 parts
Founder’s Day                 3 Cple LW                Playford 3 parts
Ted’s Triplet No 28             3 Cple LW                    American triplet
Nonesuch                            4 Cple LW                Playford special
Bonny Cuckoo                    4 Cple LW                 English waltz
Chain on Both Corners     4 Cple Square          American Square with breaks
Escort to Leicester             Sicilian                      English reel
Big School Circle            Circassian                 English jig
Sun Assembly                     LW dm                      Playford reel
Devil’s Dream                     LW dm Imp              American contra reel

For a downloadable and printable version of this list click on the following link;-
BOD Core Dances 2015-16

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CHRISTMAS FAVOURITES
Each Christmas BOD enters a tree in the Burton Overy Christmas Tree Festival when people and organisations from in and around the village decorate trees in St Andrew Church. The church with the decorated trees is open to visitors over the first weekend of December in order to raise money for the church. It is normally a very popular event with hundreds of visitors.

For Christmas 2015 the tree was decorated by Heather McD’s daughter Alisoun, along with Chris B.  The theme of the BOD tree was “Shepherd’s Delight” and the names of members’ favourite dances were printed on outline drawings of sheep.
For a photo of the 2015 BOD Christmas Tree see below.

The “Favourite Dances” of members at Christmas 2015 were;-
Dance                                      Member
Shepherd’s Delight                The Club
Alice                                         Jennifer
January Girl (Here’s Harriet) Heather
Trip to Bavaria                        Anita
The Phoenix                            Richard
The Reunion                           John W
Falling in Love Again             Ken
The Disbanded Officer         Jenny C
Levi Jackson                                    Pat P
Heidenroslein                       John P
Delia                                        Janet
Mr Beveridge’s Maggot        Norma
Timber Salvage Reel             Avis
Prince of Wales’ Favourite  Ray
Bonfire Square                     Roy and Angela
Duke of Kent’s Waltz            Doreen and Ted
Mignonette                           Margaret P
Hot Toddy                             Jill A
Nonesuch                              Jean
Devil’s Dream                        Hilary

The BOD Christmas Tree 2015

To see other pictures from the Burton Overy Christmas Tree Festival click on the link;-
http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/burtonovery/christmas-tree-festival.html