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THE PARIS CELEBRATION MEDLEY
M-5x(S32+R32)
Bill Zobel
Strathspey
1- 4
All set, 1M+2M & 4L+5L NHJ dance between 1L+2L/4M+5M & cast into
partner’s place while partners dance across set & curve towards
each other into partner’s place
5- 8
1s & 5s turn LH twice moving down/up set to finish facing 1
st
corners
while 2s & 4s cross RH & cast up/down one place
9-12
1s & 5s set to 1
st
corner & face partner across (2 bars of H-G setting),
turn partner RH to face 2
nd
corner
13-16
1s & 5s set to 2
nd
corner & face partner up/down (2 bars of H-G
setting), turn partner RH to finish in centre, 1s facing down, 5s
facing up ready for …
17-20
1s+3s+5s dance 6H round finishing on sidelines
21-24
1s+3s+5s turn RH, 1s+3s finish ready for poussette, 5s finish in 4
th
place
25-28
1s+3s dance ½ poussette, 5s dance in on bar 28
29-32
1s+5s dance ½ poussette
Finish in order 2 3 5 1 4
Reel time in new positions
1-24
Repeat bars 1-24, on bar 24, 1s+3s+5s finish in centre ready for
poussette
25-32
1s+3s+5s dance 3 couple poussette
Notes:
The movement into the circle at the end of bar 16 should be
anticipated.
As each couple reach the top for their second repition, they will
dance to the other rhythm.
The dance can be performed as a 3-couple dance (obviously omitting 4
th
& 5
th
couples’ movements) and with the following changes to bars 15 - 24:
15-16
1s turn partner RH to finish in centre facing up
17-20
1s+2s set & dance 4H ½ way round finishing on sidelines
21-24
1s+2s turn RH 1½ times to ready for poussette
In reel time, on bars 17-20 an option is to set to right only then 6 slip steps.
3s step in on bar 24.
This
dance
was
devised
by
Bill
Zobel
for
the
25
th
Anniversary
of
the
Paris
Branch
RSCDS
and
introduced
at
the
Anniversary Ball in Paris on 8
th
May 2010 (
link to YouTube video
).
Muriel Johnstone composed the tunes “My Beautiful Landrieau” and “The Magnum Hornpipe”.
