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Britannia Two-step

The Britannia Two-step

Formation:

In threes around the room facing anti-clockwise, man between two ladies, or lady between two men.

Music:

6/8 pipe marches or Shetland-style Two-Step tunes.

Dance Steps

  1. (Bar 1): Nearer hands joined, touch the left heel then the left toe to the floor, bouncing on the right foot with each touch.

  2. (Bar 2): All skip to the left and forward (diagonally) for 3 quick steps.

  3. (Bars 3-4): Repeat 1-2 to the right.

  4. (Bars 5-8): Walk “forward, two, three, hop”, then “back, two, three, hop”.

  5. (Bars 9-10): Set (or SHOOGLE!!) to the right, set (SHOOGLE!) to the left.

  6. (Bars 11-12): Still setting, the man raises his arms and the ladies turn underneath.

  7. (Bars 13-16): Walk “forward, two, three, hop”, then “back, two, three, hop”.

Repeat.