Dance The Merry Go Round 17267
Strathspey · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 2 (Progression: 21)
- Devised by
- Marshall McLaughlin (2007)
- Intensity
- 88/44/88/88 = 88% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Rondel (RONDEL)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Objective: Teach the Rondel
Objective: Teach the Rondel
The Merry Go Round 2/2L · S32
- 1-4
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1s dance in and up, touch nearer hands, cast back to places while 2s dance similarly dancing in/down to start (a cloverleaf figure)
- 5-8
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1s+2s dance RH across to places
- 9-16
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1L+2M turn 2H once round. 1M+2L turn 2H once round
- 17-24
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1s+2s turn partners 2H once round opening out into circle 4H round to Left. End in centre, 1s facing down, 2s facing up
- 25-32
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1s+2s dance “Rondel”
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25 2s make an arch & dance up while 1s dance down under arch
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26-27 2s cross (2L pass in front of 2M) & both dance into 1st place on opp sides while 1s cross (1L pass front of 1M) & both dance into 2nd place on opp sides
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28 Men make an arch & dance across while Ladies dance under arch & across
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29-30 Men cross over (1M passing in front of 2M) & dance in to meet partner (as at start of Fig) while Ladies cross (1L passing in front of 2L) & also dance in to meet partner
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31-32 2s make an arch & dance up to 1st place while 1s dance under the arch to 2nd place
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-29 Nürnberg Kulturladen Röthenbach | 2021-11-29 | Annette Lotz | Nov. 30, 2021, 8:32 p.m. |
