Red Admiral
Introduction
Author:
Michael Barraclough (1975)
Formation:
Sicilian circle
Music:
16-bar hornpipes, eg: Three Jolly Sheepskins
Choreography
A1
1-4
Star right
A2
1-4
Star left
B1
1-4
(In your circle of four, couples) dip and dive 3 times to change places (1s arch 1st)
B2
1-4
Partner cross-hand swing (end facing next couple)
© Michael Barraclough, 2016
Notes
Notes
1
Any tune that is suitable for Nottingham Swing will be suitable for this dance. If the band does not have a 16-bar hornpipe then they can play a 32-bar hornpipe AB or you can do the dance twice to once through the tune.
2
Written and debuted in 1975 at a barn dance in the crypt at St Martins in the Fields, Trafalgar Square, London. This was the first dance I ever wrote. I was faced with an audience of about 200, mostly in their late teens and twenties, most of whom had never been to a barn dance and a significant proportion of whom had a very poor grasp of the English language. I wanted a dance that was very visual to teach and simple to do so I made this one up on the spot. It is a simplified version of the Butterfly Hornpipe.
3
Sometimes I will do stars instead of circles in A1, and have even been known to mix up stars, circles, left and right.
Music
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