Bridgegate
Introduction
Author:
Michael Barraclough (2015)
Formation:
Longways duple improper
Music:
32-bar contra jigs or reels
Choreography
A1
1-2
Balance the ring
3-4
Neighbor star through (outside hands)
5-8
Neighbor swing
A2
1-4
Long lines forward & back
5-8
Circle left ¾
B1
1-2
Balance the ring
3-4
Partner star through (outside hands)
5-8
Partner swing
B2
1-4
Circle left ¾
5-6
Balance the ring
7-8
California twirl
© Michael Barraclough, 2017
Notes
Notes
1
Start holding hands in a ring of four
2
Modification of Raeden's Twirls by Don Veino
3
"Bridgegate" was the label given to the week-long traffic nightmare deliberately thrust upon the town of Fort Lee, New Jersey, in September 2013, and was for a time the hottest political story in the USA.
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