Dance: Simon's Dance

128-bar Reel
4 couples
Set shape: Square

Devised by:

Jill Ackerley (1990)

Formations:

Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Clap (CLAP)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
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
Slip-Step

Published in:

Book 40. SC Dances for Young People and New Dancers [10] *
The South African Scottish Country Dance Book [28]
Pocket: Books 39,40,41 [19]

Recommended Music:

Salute to Gren Grant (Eddie Edmond)
Fond Farewell (Eddie Edmond)

Recordings (1): Show tunes

Book 40. SC Dances for Young People and New Dancers (The Craigowl Scottish Dance Band), track 10

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