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THE RAINBOW Du min (1 st Co improper) Thompson Compleat vol IV 1780
This nice tune seems to be crying out for a good dance. However, the instructions below either do not work or else need a seriously careful edit to indicate how to make the figures fit the music. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifBdjYATlnw for how things go wrong. As far as I know, the original instructions were taken from the CD liner notes of Dance and Danceability. — nashjc 2017/11/25 16:00
A second version (below) based on adaptation by the Ottawa English Dance Club on Nov 24, 2017, gave plenty of smiles to the Assembly Players version of the tune. T
<code> A1 All face neighbour, set R & L & turn single,
then take inside hands with neighbour & cross with partner, 1 st Wo & 2nd Man making arch;
A2 Repeat to place, 1 st Man & 2nd Wo making arch: B 1-6 Rh across & back with Lh, then 1st Co lead down (2),
turn (2) and lead back to 2nd place, 2nd Co moving up, 7-8 Cross corners; Men cross Lsh, We cross Rsh, then repeat. NB Men cross first each time.<
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(J Nash and dancers, Nov 24, 2017)
Duple Minor Improper
<code> A1 All face neighbour, set R & L & turn single R.
then take inside hands with neighbour & change sides of the set (cross with partner), 1 st Wo & 2nd Man making arch; (The arch is made by the people on the usual ladies side of the set in both A1 and A2.)
A2 Repeat to place, 1 st Man & 2nd Wo making arch: (Again people
on the usual ladies side of set.)
B Rh across & back with Lh,
1st Co lead down (2), turn (2) and lead back and cast into 2nd place, 2nd Co moving up,
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