Round for five couples, historical English style
Recordings: wibsey_roundabout-060-apnw-02.mp3.zip
wibsey_roundabout--044.mp3.zip
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqsHA5u7-6Q
A 1-2 Men go forward a double to center of the circle 3-4 Women go forward a double, WHILE the men fall back 5-6 Men go forward again and turn to the right, WHILE the women fall back. 7-12 Men give right hand to partner, turn all the way back to place, and go directly into three changes of rights and lefts (men go cc: R to partner, then L to next then R, then ..) 13-16 Give left to the next and turn once around. B 1-4 Women right hands across once around, back to places. 5-8 All back to back with current partner (use the usual right shoulder) 9-12 Making once large ring, everyone to the center and fall back. 13-16 Face current partner, pass by the right, and two-hand turn with the next.
Music Hugh O’Donnell by Turlough O’Carolan. (?? is this correct??)
Source: ??
WIbsey Roundabout is an English Country Dance devised by Gary Roodman in 1996. It was published in “Sum Further Calculated Figures”. It is a circular 5 couple dance and a mixer.