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Gerry Gray

Gerry Gray

RE: Marine Four-Step

May 7, 2006, 6:49 p.m. (Message 45188)

Here is the description from Michael Gwynne’s 1953 edition of Old Time and
Sequence Dancing. I also have a description from Victor Silvester’s 1950
book Sequence Dancing, but it is much longer. 

 

James Finnegan, who also wrote what is now known as the Military Two-Step,
named his Marine Four Step after the Marine Gardens Ballroom in Portobello
Edinburgh, where he was the MC. It was also a tribute to the Royal Marines
and therefore martial music is the most appropriate to use when dancing it.

 

Marine Four-Step

James Finnigan

Time 2/4 Tempo 56 - 16 Bar Sequence

 

Commencing position similar to the Veleta.

 


Count

Man

Bars


1, 2, 3

Barn Dance Forward LF RF LF

2


4

RF forward to 4th pos point with temps levé on LF


1, 2, 3

Barn Dance Against LOD back RF LF RF

4


4

LF forward to 4th pos point with temps levé on RF


1 and 2

Pas de Basque outward LF RF LF

5


3 and 4

Pas de Basque inwards RF LF RF (similar to Boston Two-Step)

6


1 and 2

Waltz outwards, LF RF LF

7


3 and 4

Waltz outwards, RF LF RF (similar to Latchford Scottische but finished
facing diag to wall down line of dance taking double hold

8


1

LF to side along LOD (line of dance)

 


2

Cross RF over LF (forward along LOD)

9


3

LF to side along LOD

 


4

Point RF forward down LOD

10


1

RF back against LOD

 


2

LF back against LOD

11


3

RF back against LOD

 


4

Close LF to RF without weight, assume waltz hold

12


 

Waltz right turns commencing rotary turn. Finish on last bar opening to
commencing position in similar manner to Veleta

13-16


 

 

 


 

The Barn Dance can be danced with a Gavotte step closing to 3rd pos and
omitting the Temps levé.

 


 

 

 


 

Lady’s steps are normal opposite

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