Circassian Circle
Difficulty: **
The dancers stand in fours all round the room, each man having his partner on his right side and another couple opposite dancing at the same time.
Music Bars |
Instructions |
1 - 8 |
Rights and lefts starting with men giving right hands to the lady opposite (not their partners) until couples regain original places. |
9 - 16 |
Set to partners twice, turn partners with both hands. |
17 - 20 |
Ladies chain. That is, women giving right hands to one another, cross over and turn the opposite man by the left hand. Men dance towards partner's place to receive and turn opposite partners. |
21 - 24 |
Repeat bars 17-20 but men turn own partner. |
25 - 32 |
Pousette to change places with opposite couple thus progressing one place clockwise or counter clockwise. |