Rose in Bloom (positional)
Both dance and tune are dedicated to Rosie Berkowitz, our Rose in full bloom.
| Choreography: | © Sharon Green, 2010; revised 2015 |
| Tune: | Full Bloom, © Steve Maranto, 2009 |
| Formation: | Duple minor Longways |
| A1 | 1-4 | 1st Corners set forward R&L and turn single right |
| | 5-8 | Same people change places by right-shoulder, turn single left |
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| A2 | 1-4 | 2nd Corners set forward R&L and turn single right |
| | 5-8 | Same people change places by right-shoulder, turn single left * |
| | | (All now progressed, improper) |
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| B | 1-2 | Ones dance down past next neighbor, current L-file dancer behind the L-file, their partner down the center |
| | 3-4 | Ones face across and join both hands, dancer in the center drawing their partner backwards, then release hands and face up |
| | 5-6 | Ones dance back up past same neighbor, current R-file dancer behind the R-file, their partner up the center |
| | 7-8 | All cloverleaf turn single away from partner (Ones turn single |
| | | up, Twos turn single down) |
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| C | 1-4 | Ones ½ figure 8 up through original Twos (Twos wait, change |
| | | places after Ones go through) |
| | 5-8 | Ones lead down through new Twos, cast back up into |
| | | progressed place |
* In A2, 7-8, the dancer who has crossed down may either complete their turn single left and face down or expand the turn single so that they end outside the sideline and facing down, ready to dance down the outside.