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KAMO KAROUSEL
(J8x32)
Eddy West Whangarei Book
1- 4
1s cross RH & cast 1 place as 2s step up
5- 8
1s
dance
½
Figs
of
8
(1L
round
2s,
1M
round
3s)
while
2s+3s
set
&
cross LH (2)1(3)
9-16
1s dance diagonal R&L 3 1 2
17-24
3s+1s+2s Set & Rotate for 3 couples:-
`All
set
&
chase
clockwise
into
lines
across
facing
partner,
all
change
places with partner & chase clockwise to own sides 2 1 3
25-32
2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
Devised
by
Eddy
West
in
2004
for
the
many
friends
from
Kamo
and
Whangarei
SCD
clubs
who
have
helped
him
try
out dances at Kamo.
Eddy
recommends
the
recording
“The
Travelling
Dancers”
on
Kardinia
Capers
CD
by
David
South.
The
lead
tune
is
The Bugle Call Two-step, which is then paired with Liberty Bell.
Kamo
is
a
small
township,
north
of
Whangarei
near
the
base
of
Mount
Parakiore,
and
the
name
is
a
Māori
word
meaning
"eyelash",
but
has
also
been
said
to
mean
"to
bubble
up",
referring
to
hot
springs
in
the
area.
Mount
Parakiore
is
a
volcanic
dome
about
one
million
years
old,
and
part
of
the
Harbour
Fault
which
also
includes
Mount
Hikurangi near Hikurangi, and Parahaki in Whangarei.
Coal
mining
was
an
early
industry
in
the
area,
with
tunnelling
first
starting
in
1875,
but
it
was
not
practical
to
carry
the
coal
over
the
unmetalled
roads
to
Whangarei
wharf
so
in
1882
a
short
railway
line
was
completed
between
Kamo
and
Whangarei.
This
was
one
of
Northland's
first
railways
and
still
exists
as
part
of
the
North
Auckland
Line.
The
worked-out
mine
closed
in
1955.
Limonite,
one
of
the
three
principal
ores
used
for
the
production of iron, was also quarried at Kamo.
The
town
was
known
for
its
hot
springs
in
the
early
20
th
C,
when
the
iron-rich
water
was
promoted
as
a
health
tonic, although several people died of suffocation in covered baths in the first two decades of the century.