Dance Avignon 21675
Reel, Jig, or Strathspey · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 21)
- Devised by
- Chris Ronald (2020)
- Formations
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- Baratte, La (BARAT)
- Hands round - 4 - and back (HR;4P;BACK;)
- Hands across - 4 - left (HX;4P;L;)
- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- 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
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
-
- Formation Foundations [1] *
- Extra Info
- The dance seems to work best in quicktime.
- For a fun but more challenging variation, bars 9–24 may be modified …
- The dance seems to work best in quicktime.
- For a fun but more challenging variation, bars 9–24 may be modified as follows:
Bars 9–16: Both couples set & dance La Baratte.
Bars 23–24: 2C cross to own sides as 1C set.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | Jim Lindsay and his Band | Formation Foundations - Green CD | CD | 1 | R32 6 | 3:36 | 36.0 |
Avignon 2/4L · R/J/S32
- 1-
- 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; 2c+1c RHA (2,1x)
- 9-
- 1c set | La Baratte (2,1)
- 17-
- 2c+1c LHA. 2c+1c face on sides ; 1c+2c set on sides | set to P (2,1)
- 25-
- Circle4 and back (2,1)
Avignon 2/4L · R/J/S32
- 1- 4
- 1s cross RH & cast off 1 place as 2s step up
- 5–8
- 2s+1s RH across
- 9–16
- 1s dance La Baratte
- 17–20
- 2s+1s LH across, finish facing up/down on sides
- 21–24
- 2s+1s set to neighbour then set to partner
- 25–32
- 2s+1s circle 4H round & back
Avignon 2/4L · R/J/S32
- 1-8
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1s cross RH, cast (2s step up), 2s+1s dance RH across. 2 (1)
- 9-16
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1s set & dance La Baratte:
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1s 1/2 turn RH & retain hand but at arm’s length from each other
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1M retraces steps with 1L turning right under Man’s arm briefly into Allemande hold (Man behind Lady facing Lady’s original place) & releasing Lady’s RH she turns under Man’s left arm until almost in original places
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1s change places LH to own sides. 2 1
- 17-24
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2s+1s dance LH across, set facing on sides, set to partner
- 25-32
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2s+1s dance 4H round & back. 2 1
Note: Can be danced as a Jig
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2023-11-12 | 2023-11-12 | Amanda Peart | Dec. 9, 2023, 4:43 p.m. |
