This time I will be looking at another waltz country dance: Lord Castlereagh's Waltz in honour of the British diplomat involved in the Congress of Vienna. Now, this dance wasn't listed on the new dance list on Facebook, but when Mr. Baert sent out figures, this one was included as well... Maybe he will use this music for a turning waltz, or maybe we will be doing the figures paired with this dance (I don't know)... I figure it's better to be safe than sorry!
Like so many other waltz country dances illustrated on this blog, this one has 2 sets of figures: Waltz and Country Dance.
Lord Castlereagh's Waltz
WALTZ FIGURE
A: 3 ladies join hands and 3 men join hands along the sets. The 2 lines advance towards each other and retire (8 bars).
- 4 bars to advance, 4 bars to retire.
C: 3 couples circle for 6 all the way around (8 bars).
COUNTRY DANCE FIGURE
A: 1st couple circles for 3 with 2nd woman (4 bars); 1st couple circles for 3 with 2nd man (4 bars).
B: 1st couple leads down the middle and up again (4 bars); allemande (4 bars).
- An allemande, according to Wilson, could be a back-to-back. See my Duke of Wellington's Waltz page for other "allemande" options!
C: 1st couple turn corners (8 bars).
- 1st couple crosses set by right shoulders and 2-hand turns right-hand corner. Repeat with the left-hand corner.
That's all for now - until next time... Happy dancing!
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