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Faithless Nancy Dawson

english

Anna Bidder (1937/1964)

duple minor longways

A-Rovin’ Traditional 4/4 D major BI p. 38

Choreography

A

  • (1-4) 1s lead down, cast up to place (8)
  • (5-8) 2s lead up, cast down to place (8)
  • (9-12) Partners back to back (8)

B

  • (1-2) Set, falling back (4)
  • (3-4) Turn single forwards (4)
  • (5-8) Three changes of a circular hey (PR, NL, PR) (8)

Background

Some debate about the composition date of this dance: there’s a reference to three unnamed dances by Anna Bidder in a 1937 publication of English Dance & Song, but the dance itself was not published until 1964.

Teaching Notes

B. Prefer turn single right here