Leyland Cross
Introduction
Author:
Michael Barraclough (2022)
Formation:
Longways duple proper, double progression, 2s active
Music:
Specific Tune - Prince Rupert's March (1651) - there is a great recording here but it will need to be speeded up slightly
Choreography
A1
1-4
(Face neighbour) symmetrical gypsy (2s inside, flows into)
A2
1-4
(2s face next neighbours, below) symmetrical gypsy (2s inside)
B1
1-4
2s half-figure up
5-6
(Take hands in a ring) set right & left
7-8
Circle left ½
B2
1-4
2s half-figure up (different 1s)
5-6
(Take hands in a ring) set right & left
7-8
Circle left ½
© Michael Barraclough, 2022
Notes
Notes
1
2s are active and the instructions are all aimed at the 2s
2
If you are out at the bottom, participate in A2 (proper), B1 (become improper) and B2 (becoming proper)
3
World premier 15 Octoberr 2022 at Leyland Folk Dance Club's first post-pandemic Saturday dance
Music
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