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Taught/practised on:
THE WALTHAM LADIES
(M-(S32+S32+R32))
Amanda Peart
Ladies introduction:
1- 4
1L advance and retire setting
5-16
2L, 3L then 4L in turn repeat bars 1-4
17-24
All circle 8H round & back
25-32
Interlocking R&Ls:
1s face 3s whilst 2s & 4s face partner and all dance standard
R&Ls within those couples
Chorus:
33-36
All set and turn partner ¾ RH, so the ladies are in the middle
37-40
All Ladies LH across ½ way, turn opposite man RH
41-44
All Ladies LH across ½ way, turn partner RH, ending with ladies in
centre facing partner
45-48
All Ladies dance RSh round partner
49-56
All Ladies dance (anti-clockwise) inside set and take next man in
promenade hold, promenade one place, leave that man, dance on to
pick up next man and promenade one place, finishing with men
opposite original place and ladies in centre facing their original
place
57-64
All turn RH, all Ladies LH across ½ way, turn partner 1¼ RH (4 bars),
ending all facing partner
Change to reel time:
65-96
Repeat bars 33-64 (Chorus) ending with a birl
Devised in 2010 (as a 128 bar jig) for all the ‘Waltham Ladies’ who went to dances and were referred to by that
title and dedicated to Wendy Stanley, one of the originals and best, who left us all too soon on November 8
th
2010.
Revised in 2012 and changed into a medley.