Dance Video The Paris Celebration Medley (Video 1)
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- The Paris Celebration Medley (M64, Bill Zobel: Dancing on Air)
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- Martina Mueller-Franz (Aug. 19, 2012, 9:20 p.m.) – Source: YouTube
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The Paris Celebration Medley 5/5L · M64
- 1–4
- All set, 1M & 2M take nearer hands and dance between their partners & cast into their partners’ places while 1L & 2L dance across the set & curve into their partners’ places, 4th & 5th couple dance similarly, except that the Ladies take nearer hands & pass between the Men.
- 5–8
- 1s turn LH twice, moving down the set to finish facing 1st corners, 5s turn LH twice moving up the set to finish facing their 1st corners, while 2s & 4s cross RH and cast up or down one place.
- 9–12
- 1s and 5s set to 1st corner & face their partner across the dance (2 bars of Hello Goodbye), then turn their partner RH to face 2nd corner
- 13–16
- Repeat bars 9 - 12, setting to 2nd corners & setting up & down (Hello Goodbye), turn RH to finish in the middle of the set facing up
- 17–20
- 1s 3s & 5s dance six hands round, finishing in the sidelines
- 21–24
- 1s 3s & 5s turn RH 5s finish in 4th place, and 1s & 3s finish in the centre ready for …
- 25–32
- 1s & 3s dance a half Poussette, 5s dance in on Bar 28, then 1s & 5s dance a half Poussette 23514
The dance is repeated in Reel time, the only variation being that on Bar 24 1s 3s & 5s finish in the middle and then dance a 3-couple Poussette. As each couple reaches the top of the dance, they will dance in the other rhythm.