Barn Dance (Progressive) 2023
Melbourne Colonial Dancers held a Ball on the 24th June 2023
The venue was The Collingwood Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia.
The “Progressive Barn Dance” was on the dance program for the evening.
The Musicians were the “Melbourne Colonial Dancers Band.”
The Dance Instructions are:
BARN DANCE (Progressive)
Formation: Circle of couples.
Start: Promenade hold, both facing anticlockwise.
Bars Description
2 Bars: Forward,2,3, kick -- (Walk 3 steps forward, all start outside foot, 4th beat raise inside foot).
2 Bars: Back,2,3, up (Start on the raised foot, take 3 steps backward, 4th beat feet together)
4 Bars: Turn lady on
(Lady turns under man's right arm, to the man in front of her, man walks 4 steps back to women behind him).
2 Bars: to centre- ladies backward men forward-- (1,2,3 lift).
2 Bars: and back- ladies forward men backwards-- (1,2,3 together).
4 bars: ..Circular waltz -- (Twice, in 4/4 time)