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Victor Jason Raymond
March 20, 2006, 8:41 p.m. (Message 44778)
Dear All, I probably ought to ask Linda Lieberman this question, but I'll toss it out here. Forgive me if I'm just incapable of finding dances on my own. I'm looking for dances that include the following figure (and I suspect it is a small number): At *some* point in the dance, the first couple dances down, picking up second lady as they go by: 2L-1M-1L. As they are dancing down, second man follows behind first man. They all turn over their (right?) shoulders and dance up the line of the dance, the two ladies stepping forward to be on either side of second man, with first man now trailing. I don't recall how the figure ends, as there might be several ways to finish. If anyone might point me towards dances with this figure, I would be grateful. Thank you. (Suggestions on how to search for this stuff would also be appreciated) Victor Victor J Raymond vraymond "at" iastate.edu
Victor, If it was the second man leading down with the two ladies and the first man trailing, and the men reversing roles on the way back up, I would think of The Glasgow Highlanders. If it was first man leading the ladies down with second man in front of them, dancing backwards, and the men reversing roles on the way back, I would think of The Royal Albert Country Dance. But I cannot off the top of my head think of any dance that exactly fits your description. I hope that helps, anyway, Chris, New York.
