Dance Video The Humming Bird (Video 1)
by the Tay Dancers
- Dance
- The Humming Bird (J32, Tim Eyres: Oxford Book of Dances, Silver Jubilee)
- Added by
- Roland Telle (Jan. 9, 2024, 11:42 p.m.) – Source: YouTube
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The Humming Bird 5/5L · J32
- 1-8
- 2s & 4s cross LH & join RH with 1st corners, all balance in 2 diag lines of 4; 2s & 4s turn 1st corners RH into lines of 3 or 4 across (4M between 5s, 2M+4L with 3s, 2L with 1s)
- 9-16
- 2L with 1s & 4M with 5s dance RSh reels of 3 across (RSh to 1st corner) while 2M+4L dance RSh reel of 4 across
- 17-24
- 2s & 4s join LH, dance up/down to join RH with 2nd corners & Bal-in-Line with corners; 2s & 4s turn corners RH ending on opp sides, 1s, 3s & 5s remain facing out
- 25-32
- 1s cast 1 place as 2s cross up, 1s cross down to 3rd place as 3s cast up; 1s cast down as 4s cross up & 1s cross down as 5s cast up. 2 3 4 5 1
(No diagram available.)