Dance The Barley Twist 19985
See also: Barley Twist (S32, 3/3L, Hodgson)
Reel · 48 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 4123)
- Devised by
- Peter Beaumont
- Intensity
- 8880/8880/4444/4444/0448/4408 = 58% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
The Barley Twist 4/4L · R48
- 1-8
- 1s cross down to dance mirror reels of 3 on opp sides (3s in/up, 2s out/up to start). (1) 2 3
- 9-16
- 3s cross up to dance mirror reels of 3 on opp sides (1s continue on opp sides). (1) 2 (3) 4
- 17-24
- All Ladies set advancing, Bal-in-Line, then dance below and around partner to place
- 25-32
- All Men set advancing, Bal-in-Line, dance below and around partner to place
- 33-40
- 3s+4s (bottom 2 couples) dance 1/2 R&L; 2s+4s (middle 2 couples) dance 1/2 R&L
- 41-48
- 1s+4s (top 2 couples) dance 1/2 R&L; 4s & 2s dance 1/2 Fig 8 round couple below them. End 4 1 2 3
