There Are No Kangaroos In Austria (Advanced)
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THERE ARE NO KANGAROOS IN Austria (Advanced) (J2x32) 4C set Felix Hamelbeck and Beatrix Wepner Vienna Book 20091- 8 All 4 couples set, 1s+2s turn ½ LH into ½ LH across while 3s+4s ½ turn RH into ½ RH across, all set. 2143
9-16 1s dance Fig of 8 on sides round 2s and 3s (start up, LSh to 2s) while 4s+3s dance RH across, 4s+2s dance LH across (1s and 4s pass LSh on bar 13). 2413
17-24 All 4 couples set, 2s+4s turn ½ LH into ½ LH across while 1s+3s turn ½ RH in ½ RH across. 4231
25-32 2s dance Fig of 8 on sides round 4s and 1s (start up, LSh to 4s) while 3s+1s dance RH across, 3s+4s dance LH across (2s and 3s pass LSh on bar 13). 4321
Repeat once only from new positions
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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Also see the dance There Are No Kangaroos In Austria (Basic) Felix Hamelbeck and Beatrix Wepner.The phrase "There are no kangaroos in Austria" is a humorous or absurd statement that is often used as an example of an irrelevant or unexpected fact. It's a type of non sequitur - a statement that doesn't logically follow from the context or is seemingly unrelated to the topic at hand.
The origin of this particular phrase is not entirely clear, but it has been used in various forms for comedic effect. It plays on the idea that kangaroos are native to Australia, and Austria, while being spelt very similarly, being a country in Europe is not a place where one would expect to find kangaroos.
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