An Introduction to
Country Dancing
Country Dancing Terms Explained
A Brief History of Country Dancing |
Kiwi Ring
Music - 32 bar polkas, reels or jigs
Music - audio/6 x 32 reels.mp3
Formation - any number of couples
(girl
on right, boy on left)
standing in a large circle,
facing in |
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A1 All join hands. Take 3 steps
towards
the middle and
reverse back 3
steps to place
REPEAT
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into the middle & back |
A2 All face partner
Dosido right
(partners take 4 steps
forward,
passing right shoulders.
Then
reverse back 4 steps,
passing
left shoulders to finish in
original places)
Dosido left
(partners pass left
shoulders
and reverse back right
shoulders
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dosido R |
dosido L |
B1 All face partner
All clap own hands
twice, all stamp
twice and all move on 1 place passing
partner by right shoulder to meet
someone new
REPEAT to meet another
new person
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passing on |
B2 Swing this new partner, Finish
facing in
with girl on the right,
boy on the left
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arm swing |
cross hand swing |
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DANCE REPEATS WITH NEW PARTNER
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NOTE - If you are doing this dance with younger children who want to
keep dancing with their original partner, then after the 1st pass on.
get them to turn round and face back to their original partner. The
second pass on will return them to their original place
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