Scholarly Pursuits
| Choreography: | © Sharon Green, 2014 |
| Tune: | La Bergamasca from Zanetti's Il Scolaro, 1645 |
| Recording: | The King's Noyse, Stravaganza
More Dances from the Greenery |
| Formation: | Duple minor longways improper |
| A1 | 1-8 | Partners swirl siding; Partners gypsy R-sh |
| A2 | 1-8 | Neighbors set & turn S R; Neighbors 2-h turn 1x |
| B1 | 1-8 | W1, followed by partner, cast down around M2, cross up the middle and |
| | | cast down around W2 to end improper in 2nd place [Twos moving up] |
| B2 | 1-8 | Those four, circle L & R |
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| | | Note: A variant has the first couple alternating taking the lead in the chase from round to round. |
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| A1 | 1-8 | Partners swirl siding; Partners gypsy R-sh |
| A2 | 1-8 | Neighbors set & turn S R; Neighbors 2-h turn 1x |
| B1 | 1-4 | M1, followed by partner, cast down around M2; Ones gypsy by |
| | | the R-shoulder ½ way so that W1 is now in the lead |
| | 5-8 | W1, followed by partner, cross up the middle and cast down |
| | | around W2 to end improper in 2nd place [Twos moving up] |
| B2 | 1-8 | Those four, circle L & R |
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| | | In the second round, B1 would go: |
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| B1 | 1-4 | W1, followed by partner, cast down around M2; Ones gypsy by |
| | | the R-shoulder ½ way so that M1 is now in the lead |
| | 5-8 | M1, followed by partner, cross up the middle and cast down |
| | | around W2 to end proper in 2nd place [Twos moving up] |
Scholarly Pursuits was first danced in public at the Florence Airport on 15 April 2014, as Sharon Green, Michael Siemon, Neil Kelley, Pearl Doctor, Jerry Becker, and Jean Farrington passed the time while waiting for their respective flights.