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Volleyballjerry

Re: Reels and Hornpipes

May 28, 2006, 2:56 a.m. (Message 45414, in reply to message 45385)

For those like me who are fairly satisfied with Steve's "reasonably reliable 
indicator," here's my (yes, of course, highly oversimplified) hornpipe 
mnemonic for beginning dancers (a variation of "An-i-ma-ted Al-li-ga-tor" for reels, 
the companion of "Beau-ti-ful But-ter-fly" for jigs):

Animated alligators, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE:
Animated alligators, WATCH THEM DANCE!

Robb Quint
Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

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