Dance Notation for Alex Woodcock's Waltz
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the music notation of the tune The Crooked Bawbee
Each dance notation includes (in the left hand column) an indication of how to "count out" the rhythm. This is the same as the corresponding "counts" under the music notation for each step.
Notation is given for steps starting off both left and right as you may need to start off either foot when a step is part of a routine. In the video of the whole dance, steps 1 3 5 & 6 start with the left, but steps 2 & 4 start with the right.
Each "step" takes 16 bars of music and includes a distinctive named rhythm
The named rhythms are:
1 Catch Out • 2 Baby Crunch • 3 Jump Clicks • 4 Click Crunch • 5 Lazy Walks • 6 Bells
For each "step" the rhythms are danced in the following order:
• Platform & Named Rhythm (4 bars) • Platform & Named Rhythm again (4 bars) • Platform & Named Rhythm a third time (4 bars) • Platform & Finish (4 bars).
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Platform (start L)
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Finish (start L)
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Finish (start R)
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Step
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Catch Out
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Hop
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Heel Beat
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Spring
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shuffle
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Step
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Spring
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shuffle
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Step
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Step
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Spring
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shuffle
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Step
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Step
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Spring
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shuffle
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Step
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Catch Out
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Hop
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Heel Beat
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Spring
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Catch Out
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Hop
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Catch In
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Step
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Catch Out
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Hop
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Tap
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Notation for step 1
Catch Out
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Spring
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Catch Out
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Hop
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Catch In
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Step
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Catch Out
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Hop
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Tap
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Step
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shuffle
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Hop
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Heel Drop
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Toe Tap
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Step
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Shuffle
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Hop
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Heel Drop
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Toe Tap
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Heel Drop
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Toe Tap
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Shuffle
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Hop
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Heel Drop
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Toe Tap
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Notation for step 2
Baby Crunch
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Jump
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Jump
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Click Heels
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Land
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Toe Tap
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Jump
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Click Heels
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Click Heels
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Land
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Toe Tap
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Notation for step 3
Jump Clicks
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Jump
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Click Heels
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Land
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Toe Tap
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Jump
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Jump
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Click Heels
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Click Heels
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Land
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Toe Tap
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Click Toe To Heel
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Hop
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Heel Drop
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Toe Tap
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Step
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Click Toe To Heel
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Hop
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Heel Drop
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Toe Tap
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Step
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Click Toe To Heel
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Hop
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Heel Drop
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Toe Tap
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Click Toe To Heel
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Hop
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Heel Drop
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Toe Tap
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Notation for step 4
Click Crunch
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Step
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Shuffle
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Toe
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Heel
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Shuffle
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Toe
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Heel
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Ball
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Change
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Shuffle
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Toe
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Heel
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Shuffle
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Toe
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Heel
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Ball
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Change
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Notation for step 5
Lazy Walks
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Step
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Click heels to side
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Land (step)
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Land (toe Tap)
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Step
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Click Heels To Side
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Land (step)
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Land (Toe Tap)
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Step
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Click heels to side
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Land (step)
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Land (toe Tap)
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Step
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Click Heels To Side
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Land (step)
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Land (Toe Tap)
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Notation for step 6
Bells
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