Abbey, The
Introduction
Choreography
Notes
Music
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Author:
Michael Barraclough (2004)
Formation:
Mescolanzes (mixer)
Progression:
Unusual! Men progress around the room in the direction they start, ladies move backwards and forwards in the same set.
Music:
32-bar contra reels (rags are great)
Published:
Rhonda's Romance (Michael Barraclough)
A1
1-4
Lines forward & back
5-8
Ladies chain across (in fours at each end)
A2
1-4
Four ladies chain (½)
5-8
Ladies chain across (in fours at each end, the one you end with is your new partner)
B1
1-4
Circle (all eight) right 1/2
5-6
Balance the ring
7-8
Partner California twirl
B2
1-8
Partner swing (end facing in the mens' original direction
© Michael Barraclough, 2016
Notes
1
If the room will allow, a circular Mescolanzes is better than one in lines.
2
The three chains should be one seamless move and should flow into the transition to the circle right.
3
I saw a dance called Hey While The Son Shines by Peter Stix when dancing at the Abbey Pub in Chicago. I didn’t write it down properly so I wrote a new dance based on what I had remembered.
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