Pyewackett Galop; or, Everlasting Circle Dance, The
Introduction
Author:
Michael Barraclough (1970s)
Formation:
Sicilian circle
Music:
32-bar jigs
Published:
Country Bumpkin (Michael Barraclough)
Choreography
A1
1-8
1s chasée clockwise through the 2s & back
A2
1-8
2s chasée counter-clockwise through the 1s and back
B1
1-4
Star right
5-8
Star left
B2
1-4
(As couples) forward to meet the other couple & back
5-8
2s arch and all move forward to meet the next couple
© Michael Barraclough, 2016
Notes
Notes
1
1s are facing clockwise and 2s are facing counter-clockwise.
2
This dance, like many others, shares the A1/A2 with Quorndon Hill. Many bands named this dance after themselves, hence Pyewackett Gallop is the same as Old Swan Gallop, is the same as ....... I claim to have written this version as do many other callers make claim to an identical dance.
3
The dance also became known as the Everlasting Circle Dance after we finished off the Aug 8, 1986 Sidmouth Festival Anchor Ceilidh by doing the dance 40 times!!
Music
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