Dance The Merry-Go-Round 11698
See also: The Merry-Go-Round (R32, 1C, Edwards: Happy to Meet), The Merry-Go-Round (J32, 3/4L, Mill 8 SCD), The Merry-Go-Round (J32, 4/4L, Bunyan &c.: Newcastle 2)
Jig · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Nancy Scott Pryce (2000)
- Intensity
- 404/440/822/888/888 = 59% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Reel of three - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R3;SIDE;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Millennium Dances [17]
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jig | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | All Set | CD+ | 2 | J40 8 | 5:45 | 34.5 |
The Merry-Go-Round 3/4L · J40
1– : 1W+3M turn BH (Skip ch) ; 1M+3W repeat (1,2,3) 9– : 2c turn BH (Skip ch) ; 1c long cast to 2pl (2c up) (2,1,3) 17– : 1c ½ Fig8 R round 1cnrs ; pass P RSh into DTr position | all set 25– : ½ Reels3 on sides, 1c RSh to 3cnrs ; ½ Reels on opposite side, 1c RSh to 1cnrs[pos]. 1c pass RSh to 2pl (2,1,3) 33– : Circle6 and back
