Dance Bouncing Braids 8167

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)

Devised by

Brian Mortimer (1988)

Intensity

800/822/866/844 = 44% (whole dance)

Formations

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This dance was presented to Carol Mortimer and Peter Schut on the occasion of their wedding day, May 21, 1988.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip	Tunes
The Devil's Elbow	Lothian Scottish Dance Band	Second Celebration	LP	7	R32 8	0:00	0.0		Wiston Lodge/Da Rodd Ta Houll/Da Laird o' Gulberwick/Dancing the Baby

Bouncing Braids 3/4L · R32

1--: 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; ½ Fig up round 2c and face 1cnrs (2,1,3)
9--: Turn CPCP. 1c in 2plx face out (2,1x,3)
17--: 1c dance LSh round 2cnrs[pos] | turn P RH ½ ; dance RSh round 4cnrs to 2pl while{6} 2c+3c cross RH (polite turn) | step inwards ; change places LH on sides (polite turn) | all set to P (3x,1,2x)
25--: Diagonal R&L (2,1,3)

E-cribs (Roland Telle)

1-8: 1s cross RH, cast 1 place & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s
9-16: 1s turn 1st corner, partner, corner & partner to end 2nd place opposite sides facing out
17-24: 1s dance a Fig of 8 round 2nd corners (LSh to 2nd corners, passing RH in centre & RSh to 4th corner) to end 2nd place own sides & set while 2s+3s cross RH, 2s set to 3s on sides, change places LH & set to partners
25-32: 3s+1s+2s dance Diag R&L

MiniCribs

Name	Date	Owner	Last changed
Abingdon & Harwell Ball	2019-12-07	Angela Lawrence	Aug. 14, 2019, 1:39 p.m.
Abingdon danced	2019-10-07	Angela Lawrence	Oct. 29, 2019, 12:28 p.m.
Headington Class 31 October 2019	2019-10-31	Sandra McLevy	Oct. 31, 2019, 7:53 p.m.

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