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I don't plan on including many here, but this is a dumping ground for dances that I need to and can refer to in other documents. All dances here are either traditional, or with the permission of the author. Email me if you have a concern about the above.
A1 Chasse right with partner (4) Balance (4) Chasse left with partner (4) Circle left 1/2 (4) A2 Chasse right with partner (4) Balance (4) Chasse left with partner (4) Circle left 1/2 (4) B1 Ladies chain Ladies chain B2 Balance partner [1] Balance partner Right-hand turn partner 1 C1 Circle left 1/2 [2] Circle right 1/2 D1 Promenade Right and left through D2 Forward and back Forward again, pass through to next
[1]
In the text, simply described as "balance and swing
partners." But that meant something different back
then. The turn may be a two-hand turn -- I'm still
researching stuff like that. And the balances in the
A's are described as "half balances," as opposed to
the full balances, which at that time were eight beats
long.
[2]
This part is a puzzler. There's seven sections clearly
in the text, but the top of the dance lists only six
sections. I need to dig up other sources on this dance,
but I'd recommend dropping the C section for now.
My source for this dance is from "The ball-room manual of contra dances and social cotillons, with remarks on quadrilles and Spanish dance." (page 20, 1863.) (Spanish dance, by the way, is name at that time for a Sicilian circle.) Check here.