BACKGROUND INFORMATION This dance was composed by Otta Nye Moaz for the New Dance class of the Cornish Dance Competitions in 1998 to celebrate 20 years of Lowender Peran.
DANCE NOTATIONS
Formation
Double circle around the room, men on the inside, facing partners Step
Waltz step except where stated.
'Dip' step: similar to a waltz step, but dropping onto the leading foot for the first beat, brining the other foot behind the calf. Bars (A)
1 - 4 Dance 2 waltz steps towards partner, right shoulder to rught shoulder and 2 steps back to place. 5 - 8
Step to the right and to the left, take two hand hold with partner and 'sip' step to right and left. 9 - 12
Man turns the lady under his left arm for two steps to change places and then lady turns man under her left arm to return to place. 13 - 16
All couples turn to face anticlockwise in procession formation and holding inside hands, promenade for four steps. (B)
1 - 8
Take partner in a waltz hold and waltz around the circle, continuing in the same, direction for 8 steps. 9 - 12
Resume original position (partners facing each other, man on inside and lady on outside). Taking a two hand hold, 'dip; to partner 4 times, right and left alternately. 13 - 16
Bow and curtsey to partner, turn around (men on the spot) and ladies move on to a new partner on the left. Begin again with new partner and dance through as many times as desired. The dance may also be accompanied by a song.
TUNE/SONG The suggested tune for this dance is 'Glittering Green' by Neil Davey. The song which accompanies it was composed by Frances Bennett and Hilary Coleman at Lowender Peran in 1997: I walked across the beach with you
And my shoes were full of sand
A fine rain fell to clear my head
I turned and you took my hand We site eating saffron cake
And drinking cups of tea
And we talk about the times
Of so long ago An our hearts were in the tunes we played
As they stamped out the breakdowns on the tables there
You danced your way through the Sunday night
Breaking hearts in your glittering green And our eyes were full of tears from too many goodbyes
Yet in the ballroom we danced until the dawn filled the skies
Then the last Breton waltz came uneven to our ears
And came from nowhere to move us on to the end of the night And our hearts were in the tunes we played in those days
As they stamped out the breakdowns on the tables there
You danced your way through the Sunday night
Breaking hearts in your glittering green. 
