Kamo Karousel
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
KAMO KAROUSEL (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Eddy West 20041- 8 1s cross RH and cast 1 place, 1s dance ½ Figs of 8 (1L round 2s, 1M round 3s) while 2s+3s set and cross LH. (2)1(3)
9-16 1s dance diagonal R&L. 312
17-24 3s+1s+2s set and rotate for 3 couples:
All set and chase clockwise into lines across facing partner, all change places with partner and chase clockwise to own sides. 213
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Kamo Karousel (J8x32) 32 bar jig for three couples in a four couple longwise set Eddy West 2004.
1- 4 First couple cross and cast off one place, second couple step up on bars 3 and 4.
5- 8 First couple dance half figures of eight, lady around the second couple, man around the third couple. At the same time second and third couples set and cross giving left hands.
9-12 First couple dance half diagonal rights and lefts with second lady and third man.
13-16 First couple dance half diagonal rights and lefts with second man and third lady.
17-24 Third, first and second couples dance set and rotate.
25-32 Second, first and third couples dance six hands round and back.
Repeat having passed a couple.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Eddy West 2004)
Dance Notes
Set and Rotate for Three Couples: This figure, used a few years ago by Barry Skelton, follows the same principle as Set and Rotate for Two Couples.Men cast up and across the top, ladies cast off and across in third place, Second and third couples are on the sides, first couple in the middle.
All change with partner giving right hand and chase back to own sides in changed places.
(Dance notes by the deviser, Eddy West 2004)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Instruction Videos
Kamo Karousel - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
This dance is dedicated to the many friends from Kamo and Whangarei SCD clubs who have helped me try out dances at Kamo.Suggested music: The Travelling Dancers, David South on Kardinia Capers CD.
Suggested tune: The Bugle Call Two-Step or Sporty Boys (same tune by Felix Burns with two names)
Kamo is a small community (population around 8,000) in New Zealand. It lies a short distance north of central Whangarei which is the most northern city in NZ. Whangarei city boundaries have included Kamo since the 1960s. The name Kamo is a Māori word for eyelash, but has it also been thought to mean "bubble up", as there are hot springs in the locality.
The Kamo Karousel was dedicated to dancers at Whangarei and Kamo Scottish Country Dance clubs.
(Dance information by the deviser, Eddy West)
Whangarei Harbour From The Summit Of Mount Manaia
The Settlement Of Whangārei Heads Immediately Below
Published in (https://eddywest.nz/kamok.html), Kamo Karousel, The Whangarei Book Of Scottish Country Dances, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Eddy West.
Image from Follash, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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