Mac's Leap
Choreography: | Sharon Green, 2016; revised 2017 |
Tune: | Steve Maranto, 2016 |
Recording: | More Dances from the Greenery |
Formation: | Three-couple longways set |
| | Play 3xAABB plus concluding AA. |
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A1 | 1-4 | Ones and twos,½ poussette clockwise (M1 advancing) * |
| 5-8 | While Ones ½ draw poussette counter-clockwise (M1 draws), Threes ½ poussette counter-clockwise (M3 advances) |
A2 | 1-4 | While Ones continue their draw poussette counter-clockwise to end proper in second place, Threes continue their push/pull poussette to end at home |
| 5-8 | Ones and twos,½ poussette clockwise (M1 backing) [All home] |
B1 | 1-6 | Crossover mirror hey (M1 can use joined upper hand to help W1 into crossing diagonally into the hey) |
| 7-8 | Ones 2-hand turn ½ way |
B2 | 1-4 | Twos & Threes face up, lead up through Ones, cast down [No overtaking: set now 1-3-2] |
| 5-8 | Ones & Threes face down, lead down through Twos, cast up [Again no overtaking] |
| | [Progression: 3-1-2] |
Coda: | | |
A3 | 1-4 | All up a double and fall back |
| 5-6 | All turn single up [Men L, women R] |
| 7-8 | Partners, 2-hand turn ½ way, face one another |
A4 | 1-4 | Fall back a double strongly, come forward |
| 5-8 | Partners, crossed-hand pivot swing (or swing) |
* Punctuated poussette: Each ½ poussette has a slight pause at its midpoint (after 2 bars) and concludes with a somewhat more emphatic pause when the two working couples are lined up side by side. Feel free to foot it at these punctuation points.