Gypsy Pinwheel

January 2006; revised December 2011
Duple minor longways
32 bars 2/4
Music: Serenity Trail by Charlene Thomson (music available on request)

A1	Ones cross and go below (Ones) half figure eight above.
A2	Ones gypsy corner on corner's side. (See notes.) All star right (once)
B1	All back to back with opposite. Two-hand turn partner.
B2	All circle left halfway & turn single left. Twos cross (by left shoulder) & come above, ones leading down on last 4 beats.

A2: How do both ones gypsy corner without running into each other? Man one comes from man two's position diagonally up; woman one comes from woman two's position straight across set. All end on corner's side next to corner facing across the set (across from partner), men on left, women on right.
The title mentions the two main features of the dance. Gypsy is self-explanatory--the unusual corner gypsy. Pinwheel refers to the continuous turning counterclockwise in A2, B1, and part of B2.
Revision (Dec. 2011) changes the B2 just a little. Originally, I made it turn single & circle left, then twos cross and come above. The idea was to include a series of successively smaller counterclockwise motions--for four (star), then two (back to back and two-hand turn), then one (turn single). Upon reconsideration, the turn single out of the two-hand turn is awkward, whereas two-hand turn into a circle is really smooth if timed well. Putting the circle before the turn single suggests turning single left, which in turn suggests that the twos cross by left shoulders.
Last but not least, thanks to Charlene Thomson, pianist of the Binghamton-based band Greenwood for the tune!