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Farewell Marian
(double circle, with men in center facing partner; mixer by Gwyn Williams)
Tune is in waltz time.
A1. Partners taking both hands slip 4 steps CCW; balance topartner and turn single A2. Repeat (slip in same direction) B. Taking R hands, partners balance fd & bk, partners changeplaces (turning under man's arm); taking L hands with Ldiagonal opposite, balance fd & bk and change places A3. Waltz new partner around set
FAREWELL MARIAN—double circle, men with backs to ctr., facing ptnrs. (3/4) (Dm) Choreographer: Pat Shaw Tune: Ffarwel l’r Marian (Farewell to the Shore) Pat Shaw, Six Easy Dances -4- Four Welsh Barn Dances Pat Shaw’s notes, Pinewoods, 1974 Recording: Boston Centre Series, vol. III, by Bare Necessities A1 1-8 Ptnrs. slide c.clockwise (to man’s L) with both hands joined [[4|slow chassez steps]], balance fwd. & back to ptnrs. & turn S away (men: L/we.: R). A2 1-8 Repeat, moving in same direction. B1 A3 1-8 1-8 Giving R-hd. to ptnr., balance fwd., back, & change places. Giving L-hd. to nbr’s. ptnr., do same. With new ptnr., waltz round set (in line of direction) [[8|wtz. steps]].