Alice Alone (Sharon Green, 4/1/20)

Adapted from Philippe Callens’ modern classic Alice (2002)

Tune: Siciliano by Georg Philipp Telemann

Recorded Sources: Bare Necessities, Mrs. Beveridge’s Triumph; Liz Donaldson, Becky Ross, Coleen Reed, English Echoes

One-person shortways set, alternating direction

AAB

Dedicated to Philippe Callens, il miglior fabbro, with thanks for his brilliant dance Alice.

A1 1-2 Facing up, set in place

3-4 Dance up as if changing with a partner (right shoulder).

Face down

A2 1-2 Facing down, set in place

3-4 Dance down as if changing with a partner (right shoulder).

Face up

B 1-2 Facing up, fall back taking two single steps (step-close,

step-close, with no weight on the closing foot each time)

3-4 Dance up as if changing with a partner (right shoulder).

Face clockwise

5-12 Dance a wide right-shoulder round one and a half times

[End facing down] Turn single right, ending facing down

[Repeat entire dance pattern facing down]

Alice No Longer Alone (Sharon Green, 4/2/20)

Two-person shortways set

A1 1-4 Facing partner, set in place; right-hand turn halfway

A2 1-4 All that again

B 1-2 Facing partner, fall back taking two single steps (step-close, step-close, with no weight on the closing foot)

3-4 Partners cross right shoulder

5-8 Dance a wide right-shoulder round once

9-12 Partners two-hand turn