Dance Paparangi 16796

Devised 9 April, 2014 following our advanced dancing group of the 8th, where the previous dance was danced for the first time. Notes as to the origin of the Borders’ Poussette can be found in the notes for that dance. The Wheelie Chain is due to John Drewry in the Bankhead Book Vol. 3. Having messed up teaching “Blaven” from that book on the 8th April, particularly misinterpreting the instructions for this formation twice, I wrote the above since it seemed appropriate, and I could not get the formation out of my head. The Tuesday group dance at the Paparangi School Hall, hence the name. Charlotte Williams gave the excellent interpretation that the Wheelie Chain is rights and lefts with second man and first man, third lady and first woman acting in tandem. As per John Drewry’s instructions the Wheelie Chain should be danced in a round-ish fashion, rather than on a square.

Recommended tune is “The Man from Skye” by Pipe Major Donald Macleod played ABAB and my preferred recording is by Muriel Johnstone on “A Skye Collection,” this being the lead tune for “Broadford Bay.” This not being available, I suggest a driving real with strong 2 bar p