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Table of Contents

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B

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Bonnie StronshirayRobert M Campbell 1963no musicTriple Minor

M

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Merifest Central SquareKimberley Smith 1985MasqueradeCustom
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
221

Warning: The figures for each dance is generated programmatically by regular expression matching and may be in error. Also, for old dances, they reflect the figures used by the interpreter which may not match those of the deviser.


Half Reel Progression

Bars: 8.

Half Reel Progression Two couples exchange places by turning partner three quarters to end facing partner up or down on the center line, then a half reel of four in the center, then turn partner three quarters to return to the sidelines. Both two hand turn, and right hand turn have been used. Left would work too.

History

The first example I can find of this figure is in Bonnie Stronshiray by Robert M Campbell, in 1963.

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