Grapevine Twist - Tony Parkes' Version (USA)

Grapevine Twist (Tony Parkes' Version)
USA

Music: There are several recordings for this. But these notes correspond to Tony Parkes' Calls on the following CD:

Crockett's Honeymoon, Yellow Rose of Texas with calls for Grapevine Twist on Yankee Ingenuity "Heating up the hall"

The following recordings are for different versions of the same dance.

Meter: 2/4

Footwork: Walking step through out, except during swing.

Formation: Square of couples, facing inwards. M stands on the L of each couple. Hold nearer hands with partner.

Front of Stage

1^stcouple

W M

M W

2^ndcouple 4^th couple

W M

M W

3^rdcouple

Introduction: depends upon the recording.

Tony Parkes' Version as called on the Yankee Ingenuity CD: Heating up the hall

This version differs from many versions in that rather than 1s just going straight into a circle with couple 2, Couple 1 does the twist formation around couple 2. Tony also put in a mini-break before the 4th repetition of the figure.

Intro:

Bars 1-8: Bow to Partner, Bar to Corner, Bar to opposite across the hall

Bars 9-16: M pass R shoulders in the middle to swing opposite Lady

Bar 17-24: M pass Right shoulders in the middle to swing own.

Bars 25-32: Promenade CW around the square back to original places.

Figure:

Bars 1-8: 1^st. couple, holding nearer hands, with M in the lead, dance between the partners of the couple to the R (2^ndcouple). Then loop, back to back around the W, back into the center. Do a short Clockwise Loop in the center, then M leads Back through between 2^ndcouple and around the gent.

Bars 9-16: 1^st couple and 2^nd circle CW in the center. Open the circle with M1 in the lead and go between 3^rd couple

Bars 17-24: Back around 3^rd lady, and loop CW in center, and then around the M3

Bars 25-32: Circle 6 in the middle, then start leading between couple 4

Bars 33-40: Around W4, loop in the middle

Bars 41-48: Around M4, into center

Bars 49-56: Circle 8 CW around.

Bars 57-72 Varies depending upon the repetition

1^stRepetition:

Bars 57-64: Swing partner

Bars 65-72: Promenade

2^ndRepetition

Bars 57-64: Swing Corner

Bars 65-72: Swing Partner

3^rdRepetition:

Bars 57-64: W cross (pass L) toSwing Opposite

Bars 65-72: Swing Partner’

4th Repetition:

Bars 57-64: M Swing R Neighbor

Bars 65-72: Swing Partner

Break # 1

1-8: Promenade all the way round

9-16: Allemand L, Grand R and L

17-24: Pull By and Grand R &L Home

25-32: Balance & Swing partner.

Break #2 (short)

1-16: (Finish swing) then Allemand L; Promenade all the way around

Ending:

1-8 Allemand L with Corner, R & L Grand ½ way

9-16: Promenade home, Twirl W under

Full dance: Sequence:

1. Introduction

2. Figure couple #1

3. Figure Couple #2

4. Break # 1

5. Figure Couple 3

6. Break #2

7. Figure couple 4

8. Ending.

Tony Parkes' Calls

Track #11 "Heating up the Hall" CD, Music by Yankee Ingenuity

(numbers in brackets are the pauses between calls)

(Intro)

A1: (4)- Bow to your partners, (2)- Bow to your Corners (2)-,

Bow to the opposite across the hall, hey

A2: Swing the opposite across the hall,

you ain't swung her tonight at all, (8)- now

B1: Run back home & swing your own,

Swing your partner there at home, (2)-

When you're through, promenade go 2 by 2,

B2: Promenade go all the way around,

when you get back home, settle down (3)-

1st Couple #1 go out to the right

(Figure Couple # 1)

A1: Take your lady by the wrist

& around that lady with a grapevine twist,

Back to the center with a woah haw gee,

and around that gent you did not see

A2: (2)-Now Circle 4, Circle to the left at the side of the floor,

Lead up 4 go onto the next, and take your lady by the wrist and

B1: Around that lady with a grapevine twist (2)-

Take an extra turn in the middle of the square (2)-

and around the gent who's standing there

B2: (2)- Now Circle 6, Circle to the left till you get fixed

(2)- Now lead up 6, go onto the last with the gent in the lead,

A1: Take your lady by the wrist

and around that lady with a grapevine twist

(2)- Come back to the center of the same ol' track (2)- and

A2: Around the gent go clickety-clack (4)-,

Now all join hands and circle 8,

Circle to the left of the garden gate, and

B1: Swing your partners all,

everybody swing, & everybody whirl (4)-,

And promenade go around the world,

B2: Promenade on a heel and toe

and ya get back home and a don't be slow (2)-

2nd couple #2 go out to the right

(figure couple #2)

A1: Take your lady by the wrist

and around that lady with a grapevine twist,

Back to the center with a figure 8

and around the gent before your late

A2: (2)- Now Circle 4, Circle to the left as you did before,

Lead up 4 go onto the next and take your lady by the wrist, and

B1: Around that lady with a grapevine twist (2)-,

Come back to the center in the same old way (2)-,

and around the gent if it takes all day

B2: (1)- Circle 6 hands round,

circle to the left in the middle of town

(2)- Now lead up 6 go onto the last with the gent in the lead,

A1: Take your lady by the wrist

and around that lady with a grapevine twist

(2)- Come back to the center with a woah haw gee (2)- and

A2: around the gent from Tennessee (4)-

Now circle 8 hands round you go, click your heel and tap your toe and

B1: Swing - your corners all, the corner swing, the corner dance (4)-

Now run back home and swing your own,

B2: You swing yours leave mine alone (6)-

When your done promenade around you run,

(Break #1)

A1: Promenade go 'round the hall

with a short one, fat one, skinny one, tall (5)-

On the corner do an

A2: Allemande left on your left hand

and a right to your partner, right and left grand (4)-

Go all the way around the ring,

B1: Meet your own give a right pull by, and

keep on going away you fly (2)-

When your home you balance and you swing your own

B2: (10)-

3rd couple #3 go out to the right

(figure Couple #3)

A1: Take your lady by the wrist

and around that lady with a grapevine twist,

Back to the center with the same intent,

go thru that couple and around the gent

A2: (2)- Now circle 4, circle to the left at the side of the floor (2)-

Now lead up 4 and take your lady by the wrist and

B1: around that lady with a grapevine twist (2)-

Pretty little loop in the middle of the square (2)-

and around the gent whose standing there

B2: (2)- Now circle 6, circle to the left like pickin' up sticks (2)-

and lead up 6 go onto the last, with the gent in the lead

A1: Take your lady by the wrist

and around that lady with a grapevine twist (2)-

come back to the center as you used to do (2)- and

A2: Around the gent before you're thru (4),

Now all join hands and circle 8,

circle to the left and don't be late,

B1: 4 ladies listen to the call, swing with the gent across the hall.

Cheat him and swing, cheat him and swing (4)-

B2: (4)- Now run back home and swing your own,

don't get caught a cheat'n your own (4)-

(Break #2)

A1: (4)- On the corner Allemande left (2)-

But you come back one and promenade the one you swung,

A2: Promenade go round the barn,

and one more time won't do no harm (2)-

Last couple #4 go out to the right,

(Figure Couple 4)

B1: Take your lady by the wrist, and

around that lady with a grapevine twist,

Back to the center with the same ol' track

and around the gent take up the slack

B2: (1)- Join hands and circle 4, just the same as you did before,

Lead up 4 go onto the next, you take your lady by the wrist and

A1: Around that lady with a grapevine twist (2)-

Come back to the center with a whoa haw gee (2)-

and around that homely gent you see

A2: (2)- Now circle 6 and ya don't get muddled and ya don't get mixed (2)-

Now lead up 6, go onto the last and one more time

B1: Take your lady by the wrist

and around that lady with a grapevine twist (2)-

Pretty little loop in the middle of the square and

B2: Around that gent who's standing there

and around that gent who doesn't care,

Now all join hands and circle 8

but don't fall down and break your plate

A1: 4 gents listen to the call,

swing with the lady on your right wall

One beyond your partners all (4)-

A2: (4)- Now run back home and swing your own

Aren't you glad the bird ain't flown (4)-

(Ending)

B1: Allemande left on your left hand

a right to your honey and a right and left grand (4)-

You meet your own and promenade,

B2: Promenade and your know where

take them out and give 'em air.

Other Notes on the web

http://mofiddledance.org/2013/09/grapevine-twist/

Other Source

These are for other versions of the dance.

Durlacher, Ed (1949) Honor Your Partner. Bonanza Books
Kirkell, Miriam and Irma Schaffnit (1949) Partners All – Places All! Dutton & Company
Kraus, Richard (1950) Square Dances of Today and How to teach and call them. A.S. Barnes.
Owens, Lee (1949) American Square Dances of the West and Southwest. Pacific Books
Waudby, Marion and George Waudby (1950a) Square your sets. self published.

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Friday, February 2, 2018

Grapevine Twist - Tony Parkes' Version (USA)