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 |
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A1 All join hands. Take 3 steps
towards the middle and reverse
back 3
steps to place
REPEAT |
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
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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 (rights & lefts) |
B2 All swing the 7th one you meet
finishing
facing in (with boy on left , girl
on right) |
cross hand swing
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arm swing |
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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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