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Dance For Joy

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DANCE FOR JOY (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Dorothy Bell Starters

1- 8 1s+2s+3s circle 6H round and back
9-16 1L+3M set and change places RH, 1M+3L set and change places RH
17-24 2s set and cross RH, 2s cast to 3rd place and 3s+1s+2s ½ turn RH to end in middle facing up
25-32 3s+1s+2s dance 3 couple Allemande

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


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Dance Information

This dance was devised by Dorothy Bell and published in Donaghadee Collection and Starters.
The Dance
"Il Ballo" In English "The Dance";
Caption "A cheerful dance awakens love and feeds hope with lively joy." 1790


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