Rhonda's Resolution
Introduction
Author:
Michael Barraclough (2004)
Formation:
Longways duple improper
Music:
32-bar stately reels -> lively contra jigs or reels
Published:
Country Bumpkin (Michael Barraclough), Rhonda's Romance (Michael Barraclough)
Choreography
A1
1-4
Neighbor symmetrical back-to-back (1s inside)
5-8
1s half-figure down
A2
1-4
Neighbor symmetrical back-to-back (1s inside)
5-8
2s half-figure down (end in a line of four facing up, 2s in center)
B1
1-4
Line up, turn alone
5-8
Line down, bend to face across
B2
1-4
Partner back-to-back
5-8
Partner two-hand turn or swing (end facing up or down)
© Michael Barraclough, 2016
Notes
Notes
1
The final swing is in the center of the set and requires space along the line.
2
Watch out, the line goes up first!
3
I wanted a dance where the choreography would be equally acceptable at a contra and at an English dance. In the UK, where both types of dance are done in the same evening, it is fun to introduce it as a sedate Playford style dance and then have the band change to a rip-snorting contra half-way through!
Music
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