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Saturday, 15 July 2017

A-Boom (Québec)

Posted on July 15, 2017 by muo

A-Boom
Québec - Canada


These notes ©2017, Andrew Carnie. I learned the dance from Stuart Moody.

Music: Any French Canadian Reel or Jig
Meter: 2/4 (or 6/8, it doesn't matter)
Formation: Couples scattered around the room. The dance is a mixer
Introduction: start at the beginning of a musical phrase.

Bars 1-8: Swing partner
Bars 9-12: Turn partner by the Right hand 8 counts.
Bars 13-16: Turn partner by the L hand 8 counts
Bars 17-24: Promenade around the room
Bars 25-30: Do Si Do partner once and a 1/2,
Bars 31-32: End back to back. Grab hands backwards with partner, then lean forward pushing off your partner’s bum, walking forward to find a new partner.



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