An Introduction to
Country Dancing
Country Dancing Terms Explained
A Brief History of Country Dancing |
I Want To Be Near You
Music - set tune (this is done to a 20 bar jig. The call is
usually sung)
Music - audio/4
x 20 jig.mp3
Formation - 4 couiple square set
Couples are numbered
anticlockwise
The person who you
are standing next to on
the corner of the square and
who is NOT
your partner is your corner |
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A1 "1st couple separate, go
out around the ring
Pass your
partner going out and pass her
coming in"
The first couple turn
away from each other
and dance around the set in
the direction
they are facing (boy clockwise,
girl
anticlockwise) They pass each otheron
the
other side of the set (boy on the outside)
They pass
each other as they get back to
finish in
original places. |
1st cpl separate |
B1 "Dosido your corner, promenade
your own
(sing) I want to be near you,
you're the one,
the one, the one. I want to be near
you,
you're the one for me"
All dosido the
corner person and promenade
partner (cross
hand hold in front with
partner and with boy on the inside,
promenade anticlockwise round the set
to place)
(some versions have "bow to
your corner
lady" instead of the dosido) |
dosido - pass R shldr out pass L
shldr back
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promenade |
DANCE REPEATS AS FOLLOWS:
2nd time 2nd couple
leads the dance
3rd time 3rd couple leads
the dance
4th time 4th couple leads
the dance
5th time Head couples
(1st & 3rd) lead the dance at the same time
6th time Side couples
(2nd & 4th) lead the dance at the same time
7th time All couples lead the
dance at the same time
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