Irish Country Dances from 1790s

jo.pickering

Message 61935 · 26 Oct 2011 09:38:45 · Fixed-width font · Whole thread

It's used for a left shoulder do-si-do in American square dancing. I've never heard it used in ECD though.


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From: Fran Smith <xxxx.xxxxx10@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:55:16
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Subject: Re: Irish Country Dances from 1790s

I've come across see saw, at an ECD workshop, I think. There it was danced
as Do-sa-do passing Left shoulder forward and Right backward
Fran (South Wales) 
 
...............................................Would anyone happen to know what the figure "see saw" was?

Pat