Canaries and Lioncello

A small class tonight, but with a visitor - yay!

We started with the mixed branle suite: Cassandra, Pinagay, Charlotte, La Guerre, Aridan. Fun and familiar.

Then Canaries: a high-speed run through common canary steps; then thee variations, made using our canary lucky-dip cards.

After the break, we spent a while considering options for the Canterbury Faire ball coming: what's working, what I should replace. We danced through La figlia, and briefly looked at some others (Belriguardo, La Castellana, Fiamma d'Amore).

Then Lioncello Novo, for three.

To finish: a fully-worked canary, and Gelosia (with three imaginary women!).

Canary mutanze

Tonight's created-on-the-spot mutanze were:

By Katherine

Advance:

1. ripresa minuita left, and flankingly forwards
2. ripresa minuita right, and flankingly forwards
3. seguito ordinario turning around to the left, ending with a seguito battuto right
4. seguito ordinario turning around to the right, ending with a seguito battuto left

Retreat:

1. single very slow step backwards, left
2. single very slow step backwards, right
3. ripresa minuita left, flankingly backwards
4. ripresa minuita right, flankingly backwards

By James

Advance:

1. 3 riprese, LLL, trabuchetto L, flankingly forwards
2. 4 seguiti battuti, RR LL
3. 3 riprese, RRR, trabuchetto R, flankingly forwards
4. 4 seguiti battuti, LL RR

Retreat:

1. 2 quite slow steps backwards, LR
2. 2 slowish steps, LR, 3 faster, LRL
3. 2 quite slow steps backwards, RL
4. 2 slowish steps, RL, 3 faster, RLR

Vary backwards steps with some forwards or on the spot, to manage total distance of retreat.

By David

Advance:

1. 4 steps, LRLR, 4 stamps, LL RR
2. 4 seguiti battuti, LRLR
3. 4 steps, RLRL, 4 stampts, RR LL
4. 4 seguiti battuti, LRLR

Retreat:

1. ripresa L, 3 trabuchetti LRL
2. seguito scorso, turning around to the right
3. ripresa R, 3 trabuchetti RLR
4. seguito scorso, turning around to the left