Dance Video Out of Africa (Video 1)
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Once through clip from the final part of a longer demo. Very good - after a slightly late start to the opening half reels (and the final reel is not quite finished).
- Dance
- Out of Africa (R32, John Drewry: 20 New Dances by John Drewry 1999-2000)
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- Murrough Landon (Feb. 20, 2020, 8:46 p.m.) – Source: YouTube
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Once through clip from the final part of a longer demo. Very good - after a slightly late start to the opening half reels (and the final reel is not quite finished).
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Out of Africa 4/4L · R32
2 chords - 2nd chord 3s+4s cross to opp sides
- 1-8
- 1M dances reel of 3 with 2s (LSh to 2L) picking up partner in prom hold to complete reel as 4M dances similarly with 3s (LSh to 3L), at end 2s&3s face out
- 9-10
- 1s/4s in promenade hold, dance into middle & down/up to 2nd/3rd places while 2s/3s dance out up/down to 1st/4th places
- 11-12
- 1s/4s drop LH, dance 1/2 RH across, men retain hold of partner with RH, turn towards partner, 4s in 2nd place facing up & 1s in 3rd place facing down
- 13-16
- 4s lead up, cross & cast to 2nd place while 1s lead down, cross & cast to 3rd place 2 4 1 3
- 17-24
- 4s+1s dance LH across, men face out, 2s+4s also 1s+3s dance RH across
- 25-32
- All dance reels of 4 on sides 2 4 1 3
Note: at the end of each turn, except last, 4th & 1st Men stay facing out