The Peduncular Garland

The Peduncular Garland is a social group dance originating in The Meritorious Bowline. The form guides dancers during improvised performances. The dance is accompanied by The Vinous Prickle-Berries. The dancers perform in a double circle, moving slower and slower with the music. This dance is a refined artform, with eleven specific moves to be mastered. The dance is punctuated by movement mirrored by group members.

• The teze is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is an aggressive body level change.
• The oyathu is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a relaxed raised right arm with an expressive run and a straight-lined backward bend.
• The slutha is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a high right kick.
• The yalona is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a refined spin with fluid footwork.
• The fewiyo is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is refined footwork with a vivacious hand gesture, a debauched backward bend and a joyous body level change.
• The equatino is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is an undulating leftward bend.
• The idara is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a vivacious backward bend with an elaborate arm carriage.
• The afene is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a large clockwise eighth quarter turn with flamboyant independent body movement and a fluid sway.
• The ominede is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a partially realized body level change shadowed by group members with expressive independent body movement.
• The irera is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a sluggish straight walk with a graceful hand gesture and a twisting raised arm.
• The wori is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a crude straight walk with a straight-lined arm carriage, a vivacious hand gesture and a sharp-edged rightward bend.

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