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| - | SACKETT'S HARBOR (an early contra? And internal name has a U here by error.) longways triple minor, | + | ====== SACKETT'S HARBOR ====== |
| - | <code> | + | contra dance\\ |
| - | 32 bar reel in 4/4 (e.g., Cracker's reel) | + | traditional American Country Dance first found in Elias Howe's publication \\ |
| + | "The Ball-Room Hand Book", Boston, 1858. \\ | ||
| + | longways triple minor,\\ | ||
| + | music: tune "Sacketts Harbour"\\ | ||
| + | 32 bar reel in 4/4 (e.g., Cracker's reel) | ||
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| A Side lines fwd and back (in groups of 3 cpls) | A Side lines fwd and back (in groups of 3 cpls) | ||
| Circle 6 hands round to left 3/4, W face D, M face U) | Circle 6 hands round to left 3/4, W face D, M face U) | ||
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| Look for new set of 3 couples!!</code> | Look for new set of 3 couples!!</code> | ||
| - | Video: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYHkGyfxBII]] | + | Video: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYHkGyfxBII]]\\ |
| + | **Sackett's Harbor** was the headquarters of the American fleet on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. The dance references a successful American effort in May, 1814, to evade a British naval blockade. The dance is sometimes used to teach contra corners. | ||
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