The Fruitless Barley-Grain

The Fruitless Barley-grain is a performance partner dance originating in The Freeman of Supplying. The form guides dancers during improvised performances. The dance is accompanied by any composition of The Tone of Pods. The dancers perform loosely mingled turning counterclockwise. The partners rarely make contact, communicating intent constantly through spoken cues. This dance is a refined artform, with five specific moves to be mastered. The twisting sluggish dance is punctuated by leaps, subtle arm carriage and the clockwise eighth turns of the follower, with partially realized moves.

• The dance enters a new section with the passages of the music. The dancers perform to the jonal rhythm. There is a basic movement called the sisersem. There is a series of eight steps in a figure-eight pattern with movement along the line of dance. This section is soft and elaborate.
• The siv is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a left leg lift from the follower with a raised left arm, a subtle facial expression and a sway.
• The xathod is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is fluid footwork with a sprightly raised arm from the lead.
• The hath is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a spin from the lead with elaborate independent body movement from the lead and an elaborate arm carriage.
• The th is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a raised arm.
• The warothistrel is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a fluid body level change from the follower with a spin.

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