Des Plaines Reel
Introduction
Author:
Michael Barraclough (c2001)
Formation:
Longways duple improper
Music:
32-bar contra reels (moderate pace)
Published:
Rhonda's Romance (Michael Barraclough)
Choreography
A1
1-4
Neighbor do-si-do
5-8
Neighbor swing
A2
1-4
Ladies chain, into
5-8
Hey (ladies pass right to start)
B1
1-8
Partner balance & swing
B2
1-6
Circle ledt 1¼
7-8
Balance the ring (passing neighbor into)
© Michael Barraclough, 2016
Notes
Notes
1
Make sure that there is good tension in the circular balance at the end of B2. This will provide the momentum to move forward into the do-si-do with the next neighbor.
2
I can't remember when or why I wrote this dance. Des Plaines, a city close to O'Hare airport in Chicago, is where Rhonda gre up and I used to stay there sometimes when working for Motorola. It is also home to the McDonald's Museum on the spot where Ray Kroc opened the 1st McDonald's restaurant in 1955.
Music
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