Dance A Manchester Medley 8688
See also: Manchester Medley (M64, 4S, Rae)
Medley · 128 bars (S64+R64) · 4 couples · Square (Progression: ChangePtnr)
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 8888/4444/4444/4444/6666/8888/6666/8888 = 75% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - interlocking (REEL;INTRLK;R4;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Reel of four - intersecting (REEL;R4;INTSECT)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey travel
A Manchester Medley 4S · M128
Strathspey
- 1–8
- All dance interlocking reels of 4 round the set
- 9–16
- Men dance LH across 1/2 way, into centre & turn loop left to dance out opp place, Ladies repeat with 1/2 RH across & loop right to opp pl
- 17–24
- 3s+1s lead into centre, lead out (with opp partner) between side couples, cross & dance to meet partner & turn RH to orig places
- 25‑32
- 2s+4s repeat but turn partner RH 1.1/2 times
Reel
- 1–8
- Men dance behind partner & next Lady, dance in to end BtoB facing the Lady just passed, all set & 1/2 turn RH
- 9–16
- All dance double reels of 4 (Ladies giving LH in centre to start)
- 17–24
- Ladies dance LH across once round & all turn RH 1.1/4 times to sides (Men now in new places with new partner)
- 25–32
- All circle 8H round & back
Repeat three times to return to original places
