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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
circle



A1    
All join hands. Take 3 steps
          towards the middle and
          reverse back 3 steps to place

          REPEAT
INTO THE MIDDLE & BACK
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

dosido R
dosido R
dosido L
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
passing on
passing on



B2
     Swing this new partner, Finish facing in
          with girl on the
right, boy on the left
arming swing
arm swing
cross hand swing
cross hand swing
       

DANCE REPEATS WITH NEW PARTNER

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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