Calculated Figures--Laisteridge Lane

A Re-Examination of Laisteridge Lane

Here is an alternative B2 for "Laisteridge Lane" which I wrote in 1993. In the original dance (as it appears in the Sum Further . . . and Old Friends books), B2 is a rapid double progression that people seem to like very much when they can master it. The problem is that many dancers never quite get it. Until I heard the music for this dance on the Old Friends CD, I had resigned myself to the fact that the dance would forever be a cultivated taste--not for everyone. But the music on the CD is wonderful! It absolutely demands that you get up and dance. I thought it was a pity to waste all that good musical energy on something that was not too accessible, hence this alternative B2. It is still a double progression, but it's a little easier to do.

RETURN TO LAISTERIDGE LANE
Duple Minor Longways
Historical English Style
Double Progression

B2
1-4
First corner people (in second corner positions) change places; then second corner people change place. (This is the first progression.)

5-8
Everyone two-hand turn once around with partner; first couple cast down one place, while second couple leads up one place (into second progressed positions) to form new lines of four and begin again.

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RETURN TO LAISTERIDGE LANE Duple Minor Longways Historical English Style Double Progression
B2	1-4	First corner people (in second corner positions) change places; then second corner people change place. (This is the first progression.)
	5-8	Everyone two-hand turn once around with partner; first couple cast down one place, while second couple leads up one place (into second progressed positions) to form new lines of four and begin again.