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Royal Albert Country Dance

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ROYAL ALBERT COUNTRY DANCE (R8x32) 2C (4C set) RSCDS Book 34

1- 8 1s+2L dance RH across and LH back to end with 1M between 1L+2L facing down and 2M steps in to face up
9-16 2M (dancing backwards) followed by 1s+2L dance down, 1M (dancing backwards) followed by 2s+1L dance back to top, 1s end facing down and 2s up
17-24 1s+2s dance Ladies' Chain up/down set, 1s turning LH once round at end, ready for...
25-32 1s+2s dance Poussette

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


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Royal Albert may refer to several places named in memory of Prince Albert, namely: Royal Albert Hall, Royal Albert Bridge or Royal Albert Dock.

Prince Albert (1819-1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Royal Prince Albert Portrait
Prince Albert


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