Jonathan & Lynn’s Waltz by Sharon Green [March 2020]

Tune: Lynn’s Waltz by Jonathan Jensen

Solo/Duo Adaptation by Sharon Green [April 2020]

[For Solo version, start in Left file/1^st Gent’s position, facing Partner]

A

1-2 Advance

3-4 Fall back, beckoning

5-8 Mad Robin clockwise, down and around, facing Partner

9-12 ½ figure 8 down

13-14 Short lead down, lead back up to top

15-16 Cast down to 2^nd place

B

1-8 Cross diagonally up into whole figure of 8 across

9-10 Advance

11-12 Fall back

13-16 Dance right-shoulder around 1 ½ times*

*For the Solo version, dance the right-shoulder round while moving up to original position

On February 27^th, 2020, Jonathan wrote asking me to write a dance to his tune Lynn’s Waltz, so that he could surprise Lynn with it at Baltimore’s April 20th dance (the night before the Jensens’ 30^th anniversary). I completed a duple minor draft of the dance on March 12^th, but by then everyone had already begun to shelter in place, and it was clear Jonathan and Lynn would not be holding their April 20^th celebration with their Baltimore friends. So on Sunday April 19^th the Odd Sundays English online dance hosted the world premiere of Jonathan and Lynn’s Waltz, a dance for one or two persons.