From: Helen Powell <leap:mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: Just a Lark
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 04:03:41 -0400

JUST A LARK  (R1x64)  2C (Longwise or 2C Set, with men facing women)
for ECD or SCD

Medley with Bars 1-32 ECD and 33-64 SCD, or do both halves the same.

Written 5/24/05 for the tune, "Just a Lark".
Tune and dance written and Copyright 2005 Helen Powell.


Bars	Dance Instructions
-----	----------------------

 1- 2	1M smoothly step LEFT advancing, then 1W (reach out Left foot,
close with Right foot)
 3- 4	1s 1/2 turn BH and face down with NH joined; 2s face up on Bar 4
 5- 6	2s smoothly step RIGHT advancing, then 1s (dropping hands)
 7- 8	All turn 3/4 LH (Women finish back-to-back in center)

 9-16	All LS hey [reel] for 4 across the set

17-18	All Skip right advancing, then left advancing [for SCD do Skip
Change]
19-20	Men (in center) turn 1/2 RH, while Women set pulling back RS to
face in
21-22	All skip right advancing, then left advancing
23-24	All cast back over RS (skip, to face partner down/up side lines)

25-32	All poussette half way, down/up and counter-clockwise (Men start
on Left foot, with Push).
	All turn twice and retire facing partner down/up [SCD: omit turns,
poussette takes longer].
	2M do NOT change feet before continuing


33-64	Repeat Bars 1-32 with 2s as the active couple, from new positions
oriented up/down.
	Note: at Bar 36, all will be 90 degrees rotated clockwise from position
at Bar1.



Abbreviations:
		1M, 2W		= 1st Man; 2nd Woman
		1s, 2s		= 1st, 2nd Couple
		LH, RH, NH, BH	= Left, Right, Near, Both Hands
		LS, RS		= Left, Right Shoulder