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L. Friedman-Shedlov

The Breakdown

June 23, 2006, 5:28 a.m. (Message 45642)

I am familiar with and have instructions for a dance called "The 
Breakdown," devised by John Mitchell and published in the Whetherly Book 
4.  This dance is definitely a 3-couple set dance with a rather clever 
progression to get 1st couple to the bottom.

I also have Lyle Ramshaw, Susan Worland Bentley, and Michael Bentley's CD 
of the same name. On this CD, the track for "The Breakdown" is an 8x32 
Reel, rather than 3x32.  I checked in DanceData, and the dance is 
also listed there as a 3-couple dance to be done in a 4-couple set.

Can someone explain this discrepancy to me?  Has the dance somehow changed 
since it was first published?  How did it go from being a set dance to a 
standard progression?

Lara Friedman-Shedlov
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA


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