SILVERY WALTZ

Formation: large circle of couples, ladies on right of man, all facing centre

Music: 32-bar waltzes.

BARS DESCRIPTION
4 Balance the circle and Men turn lady from left to right
Holding hands around the circle take one waltz step in to the centre and one back out. Gentlemen take the lady from your left (your corner person) and pass her in front of you and place her on your right, reform the circle. Lady is now standing between her corner and the third man. Man is standing between his corner and third lady. In fact everyone is now standing between their corner and third.
4 Repeat but end facing third person.
Holding hands around the circle take one waltz step in to the centre and one back out. Gentlemen take the lady from your left and pass her in front of you and place her on your right but end facing each other. Everyone is facing their third person; this sets the dancers up in the correct direction for the next move.
4 Move back 2 places
Go back two places beginning by passing left shoulders so the ladies are move on the inside of the circle (clockwise) and the men on the outside (anticlockwise) and end facing original partner.
4 Left shoulder Gypsy U-Turn with Partner
Left shoulder gypsy partner 3/4s of the way around until you have changed direction and are facing your corner
4 Right hand turn Corner
Give right hand to corner and turn 3/4sof the way around once until you are facing your partner (changed directions again)
4 Left hand turn Partner
Left hand turn partner 3/4s of the way around until you are facing your corner
4 Waltz balance towards your corner and away.
Man raises arm and turns the lady under to swap places (both people move) end (with a slight honour) in a ballroom hold. Some suggest that a clockwise turn under at this point is best others are happy with a little shuffle prior to the waltz.
4 Waltz
Waltz the circle for 4 bars finishing by opening out with the lady on the man’s right in a large circle ready to start again.
32 x Repeat all of the above as required

A set of very short dance instructions.

Bars 1-8 Balance the circle, Ladies progress . Repeat.
Bars 9-16 Move back 2 places then Left shoulder Gypsy U-Turn with Partner
Bars 17 to 24 Right hand turn Corner and Left hand turn Partner
Bars 25 to 32 Right hand balance with corner and waltz.

This dance was written by Claire Stoneman as a Silver Anniversary gift to Canberra