Duck!
Introduction
Author:
John Sweeney
Formation:
Longways duple improper (double progression)
Music:
32-bar jigs or reels
Choreography
A1
1-4
Neighbor dosido
5-8
Neighbor two-hand turn (open out into a circle at the end)
A2
1-4
Circle left
5-8
Circle right
B1
1-4
Men dosido
5-8
Ladies dosido (all join hands in a ring at the end)
B2
1-2
Balance the ring
3-4
2s make an arch and come up while 1s duck under the arch moving down
5-6
(With new people) Balance the ring
7-8
2s make an arch and come up while 1s duck under the arch moving down (end facing the next neighbor)
© John Sweeney
Notes
Notes
1
Emphasise to 2s that they need to move forward up the hall while they are making the arches.
2
When you reach the end of the set do a California twirl with your partner as you are immediately back in the dance.
Music
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