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An Introduction to Country Dancing
Country Dancing Terms Explained
A Brief History of Country Dancing

Lucky Seven

Music - 32 bar jigs or reels

Music - audio/6 x 32 jigs.mp3




Formation -  any number of couples
                     (girl on right, boy on  left)
                   
standing side by side in a
                     big circle, facing in
circle




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

          REPEAT

INTO THE MIKDDLE & 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     Grand Chain for 7 places
         (all face partner and go round the set in the
         direction you are facing - boys anticlockwise
        girls clockwise. As you go round, weave in
        and out of those coming towards you giving
        hands as you pass. Start by passing partner
        right, next left, next right, next left, next right,
        next left to face the next - 7th)

grand chain
grand chain (rights & lefts)



B2
     All swing the 7th one you meet finishing
          facing in (with boy on left , girl on right)
cross hand swing
cross hand swing
arming swing
arm swing
       
          DANCE REPEATS WITH NEW PARTNER 

NOTE - there are variations to A1 & A2  e.g     A1 - cirle L & R or Circle 16 steps L
                                                                           A2 - into the middle & back twice
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