Smooth Ride
Introduction
Author:
Michael Barraclough (2008)
Formation:
Longways duple improper
Music:
32-bar contra jigs or reels
Choreography
A1
1-4
(Next) neighbor shuttles (men outside, ladies inside)
5-8
Half pousette (ladies push, men backup)
A2
1-4
(Next) neighbor shuttle (men inside, ladies outside)
5-8
Half pousette (with original couple, men push, ladies backup, all back home with original couple)
B1
1-2
Balance the ring
3-4
Petronella right
5-8
Partner swing
B2
1-4
Promenade over
5-8
Ladies chain
© Michael Barraclough, 2017
Notes
Notes
1
A1 is done with the other couple in your hands four, A2 1-4 with the adjacent couple and then A2 5-8 with the same couple as A1.
2
I am convinced that I collected this dance from Tom Hinds when he called it at the Glen Echo Friday Night Dance in 2008. He, however, denies any knowledge of this! He does have a dance called Rough Ride (based on Erik Weberg’s dance Joy Ride) which as a Lines Forward & back at the top, compresses the two pousettes and one of the shuttles into 8 bars and has a right & left instead of the promenade over. Maybe that was what I danced and this is what I dreamed.
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