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Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Table of Contents

M S

M

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Micmac RotaryJohn Drewry 1983no musicR96 Square

S

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Starry NightBob Harmon 2008no musicTriple Minor
Sweet CreamJenna Simpson 2011no musicDuple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
330

Warning: The figures for each dance is generated programmatically by regular expression matching and may be in error. Also, for old dances, they reflect the figures used by the interpreter which may not match those of the deviser.


La Baratte

An online definition may be found here.

Bars: 6.

La Baratte This figure is for a facing couple. They change places by the right hand, and retain that hand hold. Then join left hands too, then change places again with the woman turning under the joined hands (facing away from the man). The dropping the right hand they cross by the left.

History

The earliest dances with this figure that I could find were Micmac Rotary and The Haggis Tree, both published by John Drewry, 1982.

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