Dance: The Black Swans of Narrabeen

32-bar Jig
5 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 5
Progression: 51234

Devised by:
Olivia Roberts (1981)
Formations:
Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Balance in Line (BALNCE)
Lead down and up, then cast (DWNUP;CAST;LEAD;)
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
Steps:
Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Published in:
Sydney Triad [3] *
Recommended Music:
Mrs MacPherson of Cluny (Joseph Lowe)

Crib

1-81C+3C+5C set advancing into line of 6 NHJ, with P on the R | BiL ; 3C+5C Turn RH and lead up 2 places while 1C cast off to 5pl
9-16Repeat from new places (to 5,2,1,4,3)
17-242C+4C lead down {3}, up {3}, and cast off one (1C+3C up) (to 5,1,2,3,4)
25-325C+1C & 3C+4CR&L while 2C cross RH, Set, cross back RH, set.
devised for a 1981 Christmas party of the S.C.D. Clubs of Harbord and Lakeside, NSW, Australia, to a recorded 5x32 bar Jig suitable for “The Wild Geese”. Black swans frequent the nearly Narrabeen Lakes. It is rather similar to Ellie Briscoe’s “Flock of Geese”; the progression is different.
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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