Das Fermatische Fahrrad

(Fermat's Bicycle)

or:  August in Erlangen

by Alice Silverberg and Karl Rubin


4 x 40  bar  Strathspey

4 couple set dance

Devised in Erlangen, August 1994

Recommended Tune:   Snow in Summer

=  woman,   = man


1-8		1's and 3's petronella figure half-way around the set, 
                with 2's and 4's stepping up and joining in.   Ending:




9-16 2's and 4's reel of four.
17-20 Right hands across (1's with 2's, 3's with 4's).
21-24 Fourth man dance up the men's side, followed by third man and fourth and third women, while second woman dances down the women's side, followed by first woman and second and first men.   Ending:



25-28 Circle to the left, at top and bottom (in groups of 4).
29-32 Half rights-and-lefts in the middle.   Ending:




33-36 First man with fourth woman cross between fourth man and first woman and cast back to women's side, while third man with second woman cross between second man and third woman and cast back to women's side.  (Ending with 4's at top, then 1's, 2's, and 3's, but 1's and 3's are on the wrong side.)
37-40 3's and 1's cross up (one place) and cast down. (Ends with 4's at top, then 1's, 2's, and 3's.)