Dance Corocora 21919
Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 3142)
- Devised by
- Murrough Landon (2023)
- Intensity
- 4884/8888/8888/8888 = 94% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Reel of three - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R3;SIDE;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The Corocora, or Scarlet Ibis, is a bird native to the Caribbean and parts of South America including Venezuela. This …
The Corocora, or Scarlet Ibis, is a bird native to the Caribbean and parts of South America including Venezuela. This dance is for Carlos de Faria who is originally from Venezuela. Some of his artwork has featured the Corocora (in its less colourful juvenile phase).
Corocora 4/4L · J32
On 2nd chord, 3c & 4c cross to opposite sides (1,2,3x,4x)
- 1–
- 2c+3c ½ R&L (1,3,2x,4x) ; all turn P RH into allemande hold, 1c & 3c facing up, 2c & 4c facing down
- 9–
- 1c+3c Allemande starting up while 4c+2c Allemande starting down (3,1,4x,2x)
- 17–
- All cross RSh | 3c & 2c set facing P while{2} 1W+4M & 4W+1M chase ¼ clw to lines of 4 across, 4W+1M in tandem facing 3M, 1W+4M facing 2M ; ½ RSh tandem Reels3 across & all face up/down
- 25–
- Repeat pattern of [17–24]: all pass LSh up/down | 2c & 3c set facing down/up while{2} 1M+4W & 4M+1W chase ¼ cclw to sides facing 3M/2M ; ½ LSh tandem Reels3 on sides (3,1,4x,2x)
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