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Chocolate Round-O
Longways duple minor, improper
Dance by Fried de Metz Herman 1989
Tune: adapted from Purcell 2/2, A minor
Source: Ease & Elegance (Fried de Metz Herman, 1995)
Recording: chocolate_round-o_fried_flying_romanos--007.mp3.zip
A1 All R-hand turn partner once round; back-to-back partner. A2 All L-hand turn neighbor; L-shoulder back-to-back neighbor. B1 All 2-hand turn partner; circle four L halfway; fall back with neighbor, setting R & L. B2 2s gate 1s up once round; 1s half figure-8 up thru 2s while 2s wait, then cross over by R-shoulder.
It is designed to teach basic English country dance figures and transitions, but it makes a perfectly good dance in its own right. It is an improper duple minor longways dance.
Chocolate Round-O
Dance by Fried de Metz Herman 1989
Tune: adapted from Purcell 2/2, A minor
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian,
1690
Longways duple minor, improper
Al 1-8 All turn partner right hand once round and back to back right shoulder. A2 1-8 All turn neighbor left hand once round and back to back left shoulder. BI 1-6 All turn partner with both hands once round into circle four to left half way round. 7-8 Still holding inside hands with neighbor, set right and left falling back. B2 1-4 Ist couple lead up through 2nd couple and cast down again, assisted by 2nd couple (‘gates up). 5-8 Ist couple half figure 8 up through 2nd couple, who change places with partner right shoulder in bars 7 and 8.
ins_chocolate_round_o.txt · Last modified: 2025/06/08 00:18 by mar4uscha