The Wondrous Dance

The Wondrous Dance is a social group dance originating in The Gullies of Boarding. The form guides dancers during improvised performances. The dance is accompanied by The Lacy Phrase. The dancers perform in several lines. This dance is a refined artform, with fifteen specific moves to be mastered. The weightless dance is punctuated by expressive body level changes shadowed by group members.

• The dance begins with the passage of the music. The dancers perform slower and slower with the music. This calm section is punctuated by leaps and partially realized clockwise quarter turns.
• The dance enters a new section with the next passage of the music. The dancers perform slower and slower with the music. This section is grotesque.
• The bareca is one of the fundamental dance moves. First, there is a right leg lift. Then there is a twisting body level change with a sprightly straight walk, a straight-lined arm carriage and a subtle hand gesture. Finally, there is an expressive leap performed in succession by group members with a clockwise eighth quarter turn and a subtle facial expression.
• The rami is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a refined spin with a leap and a calm facial expression.
• The thiwa is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is an expressive spin with a calm leg lift performed in retrograde by group members and a refined leap.
• The ereni is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is passive footwork with a partially realized hand gesture and an understated rightward bend.
• The fecaci is one of the fundamental dance moves. First, there is an understated spin mirrored by group members with a debauched body level change and a serene arm carriage. Then there is a loudly percussive leap.
• The niriwa is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a delicate backward bend with a kick.
• The medo is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a low leap with a proud hand gesture, serene independent body movement and a clockwise eighth quarter turn.
• The rire is one of the fundamental dance moves. First, there is an understated leg lift with a grotesque facial expression and a straight-lined body level change. Then there is a twisting run with a twisting body level change, sprightly independent body movement and a serene forward bend.
• The enele is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is graceful footwork with a debauched spin and a body level change shadowed by group members.
• The larina is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a partially realized backward bend with a low arm carriage.
• The erise is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a powerful spin with a left kick mirrored by group members and a calm forward bend performed in retrograde by group members.
• The uyira is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is refined footwork.
• The awiri is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is an understated left leg lift with a twisting hand gesture, a straight-lined arm carriage and a debauched backward bend shadowed by group members.
• The bimawa is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a delicate raised right arm mirrored by group members with a left leg lift, a sluggish spin and a high body level.
• The cele is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a straight-lined raised arm.

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