Dance The Water Mill 6939
Reel · 48 bars · 6 couples (2x,4x,6x) · Longwise - 6 (Progression: 234561)
- Devised by
- John W Mitchell
- Intensity
- 888888 888888 888888 888888 888888 800000 = 86% (1 turn), 86% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Ladies' Chain - half (LCHAIN;HALF;)
- Grand Chain for 6 - half (GCHAIN;6P;HALF;)
- Millwheel (MILLWHEEL)
- Men's Chain - half (MCHAIN;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Whetherly Book 14 [41]
- Recommended Music
The Water Mill 6/6L · R48
On 2nd chord 2c+4c+6c cross to opposite side (1,2x,3,4x,5,6x). The dance is centro-symmetric till bar 40
- 1–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c &5c+6c dance ½R&L ; then ½ L-Chain, all finish BtB with P (all M face clw, all W cclw, the couples are in order 1,3,5 on W side, 2,4,6 on M side)
- 9–
- ½ G-Chain for 6 couples (cross at top and bottom to start)
- 17–
- All set to and turn person opposite RH ; set to and turn P LH ¾. All M join RH in the centre, all W hold LH with P and join RH to next couple’s joined hands.
- 25–
- Mill Wheel: All dance ½ round, the W in slip-steps, the M in PdB {6} | All M dance between P and W in front, to reform the longwise set as on bar 9
- 33–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c & 5c+6c ½M-Chain (1,2x,3,4x,5,6x) ; All set, cross RH and 1c face out
- 41–
- 1c cast round 2c | cross between 3c ; cast round 4c, cross between 5c, cast round 6c to 6plx (other cpls up on 47–48) (2,3x,4,5x,6,1x)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF Hildesheim 2-6-7 etc. Paare | Cord Walter | May 21, 2023, 10:04 p.m. |
