Sibyl's Roundabout

Source: Les Wootton; published in English Dance & Song, Spring 1972, Vol. XXXIV No. 1
Formation: Circle Mixer

A1	Into the Middle & Back Ladies: Into the Middle (4) & Back (4) WHILE Men: Into the Middle (6), Turn Right (2)
A2	Partner Dosido All individually: Chassée Left x2, Chassée Right x2 (Left, Together, Left, Tap Right, Right, Together, Right, Together) Make an Alamo Wave - Left Hand to Partner, Right Hand to Neighbour (N1)
B1	Balance the Wave (F/B); Partner Allemande Left 1/2 Balance the Wave (F/B); N2 Allemande Right 1/2
B2	N3 Allemande Left; N2 (New Partner) Swing

Music:
32 bar jigs.

Notes:
I assume that Sibyl is Sybil Clark who was very active in the folk dance world; she had an article on folk dance in the same issue.

The dance was reprinted in Zesty Contras in 1983.

Original page from English Dance & Song, Spring 1972

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