Praha Matka Měst
Medley of 16-bar strathspey and 16-bar reel for three couples in a three-couple longwise set
Two chords.
On second chord, 2nd and 3rd couples cross.
Strathspey
1st couple set advancing and turn both hands, dance down the middle and
turn halfway with both hands to face down in promenade hold. 2nd couple
step up on bars 5-6. 2nd and 3rd couples join in on bar 8.
2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance an allemande down the dance. On bars 15-16,
1st couple stays in the middle and set advancing to face first corners in
third corner position.
Reel
1st couple dance corners pass and turn and cast away: Same as corners pass
and turn, except that corners turn halfway right hand and cast away to
opposite positions. On bars 23-24, 1st couple slow down to finish in the
middle on own sides in poussette hold; 3rd man curves to stay in the
middle on own side; 3rd woman joins in in poussette hold.
1st and 3rd couples dance poussette and petronella: Same five first bars
as the poussette. On bar 6, 3rd and 1st couples dance a quarter. On bars
7-8, 3rd and 1st couples dance a petronella turn to opposite lines,
finishing with 2nd couple in first position and 3rd and 1st couples on
opposite line in second and third position.
Repeat from new positions.
Devised by Nicolas “Niols” Jeannerod
in Prague in April 2019
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The title translates to “Prague, Mother of Cities” and refers to Prague's
motto during the twentieth century. It was a symbol of the mission of Prague
to protect the independence and prosperity of the Czecho-Slovakian state.