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An Introduction to Country Dancing
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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

square set

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
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 R
dosido - pass R shldr out  pass L shldr  back    

square promendae
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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