I Care not for These Gentlemen

A1	Gent one displays to his corner. (See notes.) She turns single and two-hand turns her partner.
A2	Gent two displays to his corner. (See notes.) She turns single and two-hand turns her partner.
B1	All set toward center of group of four, and turn single (right) to face neighbor. Neighbors two-hand turn.
B2	Circle left (four hands) once round. Partners half poussette clockwise (Gent 1 and lady 2 advancing).

January 2006 original

A1	Gent one sets, advancing, to corner. She turns single and two-hand turns her partner.
A2	Gent two sets, advancing, to corner She turns single and two-hand turns her partner.
B1	Right hands across (once around). All set toward center of group of four, and turn single.
B2	Half poussette with partner (lady 1 and gent 2 advancing). Left hands across (once around).

Notes

• In the revised dance, by "display" I mean set twice, "fancy step", slow set and honor. The idea is to catch the eye of your corner--whose role is to remain unimpressed.
• The A part of this Beethoven dance tune suggested to me playful advances and rejection. When I've called this dance, the dancers seem to have a lot of fun role playing--the men showing off to corners, the women turning disdainfully away to turn their partners.

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