“This tune is associated with the folk dance named
the “Petronella Turn” Four dancers, equally spaced
around a small ring, move into the position of the
dancer on their right in four steps while rotating
(spinning) individually clockwise ¾. This movement
is
adapted from the eponymous dance “Petronella,” a
traditional contra dance derived from a Scottish
country dance of the same name. As a barn dance the
dancers contribute “clap-clap” of hands on beats
3.5 and 4 of the 4-be...(+)
“This tune is associated with the folk dance named
the “Petronella Turn” Four dancers, equally spaced
around a small ring, move into the position of the
dancer on their right in four steps while rotating
(spinning) individually clockwise ¾. This movement
is
adapted from the eponymous dance “Petronella,” a
traditional contra dance derived from a Scottish
country dance of the same name. As a barn dance the
dancers contribute “clap-clap” of hands on beats
3.5 and 4 of the 4-beat movement”.
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