Corner Pinwheel

January 2006; revised December 2011; renamed 2023
Duple minor longways
16 bars 4/4
Music: Serenity Trail by Charlene Thomson (music available on request)

A	Ones cross and go below (Ones) half figure eight above.
B	Ones right shoulders round corner on corner's side. (See notes.) All star right (once)
C	All back to back with corner [on side of set]. Two-hand turn partner.
D	All circle left halfway & turn single left. Twos cross (by left shoulder) & come above, ones leading down on last 4 beats.

Notes

A2: How do both ones dance right shoulders round corner without running into each other? Gent one comes from gent two's position diagonally up; lady one comes from lady two's position straight across set. All end on corner's side next to corner facing across the set (across from partner), gents on left, ladies on right.
The title mentions the two main features of the dance. Corners are who do the unusual figure--the simultaneous right shoulders round in which the ones cross the set. Pinwheel refers to the continuous turning clockwise 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 clockwise 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!

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