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What D'ya Want From Me?

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What D'ya Want From Me? 32 Bar Reel For 3 Couples In A 4 Couple Set, Devised By Viktor Lehmann, 2019.

1-4 First couple turn with the right hand.
5-8 First couple cast into second place and turn left hand to face second corner.
9-16 Turn "reverse" corner, partner, corner, partner, starting with second corner, with a three quarter left hand turn in the middle both times, finishing to face fourth corner position.
17-20 First couple dance half reels of three across, giving right shoulder to fourth corner, finishing on own side second place, lady facing down, man up.
21-24 First couple dance half reels of three on own sides, giving left shoulder to third corner, finishing in second place on own side.
25-32 Diagonal rights and lefts to finish in the order 2, 1, 3.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Viktor Lehmann, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, August 14, 2019)


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I wrote this dance as a warm up dance for my class and wanted it to be "not too dull".

Music Suggestion: Fight about the Fireside (Muriel Johnstone and Keith Smith)
Alternatives: Peter and Madelaine Quince (The Danelaw Dance Band), Sutters of Selkirk (Colin Dewar)

(Dance information by the deviser, Viktor Lehmann, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, August 14, 2019)


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