Let me suggest Victoria’s Waltz, by Australian dance leader Peter Foster.

American dancers will recognize the B1 sequence as Gay Gordon’s, in waltz tempo.  The dance has both English and contra characteristics, but is wholly itself.


VICTORIA’S WALTZ

By Peter Foster

32 bar waltz


A1 All holding hands in a circle, balance forward and back

Men take the lady on their left and pass her across to place her on his right

All holding hands in a circle, balance forward and back

Women take the man on their left and pass him across to place him on her right

(it’s the same man who just passed her across)


A2 All holding hands in a circle, balance forward and back

Men take the lady on their left and pass her across to place her on his right. This is

your new partner

Two hand turn partner once around, open out standing next to your partner facing

anticlockwise around the room, men on the inside, women on the outside


B1 Two waltz steps forward, turn on the spot (turning towards your partner) and take

their other hand

Two waltz steps backward (so still going in the same direction)

Repeat the other way: two waltz steps, turn on the spot, two waltz steps back.

Then take a ballroom hold


B2 Waltz on



Richard Hopkins
Middlebury, Vermont

hopkinsrs@comcast.net
850-544-7614





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Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2023 11:22:56 -0000
From: "John Sweeney" <john@modernjive.com>
Subject: [Callers] Re: ISO closing circle mixer for Holiday Ball
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Hi Dorcas,

             Here are a few of mine:

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/Calliope.html

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/TheWinsomeWaltz.html

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/RollingWaves.html





           Happy dancing,

                  John                       



John Sweeney, Dancer, England   john@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574

http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent                                          



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We have the idea to close our Holiday event in Houston with a dance welcoming both contra and ECD dancers to enjoy a dance together at the end of our evening – I’m certain this community has some great suggestions! Thanks in Advance

Dorcas Hand

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From: Val Medve <val.medve@gmail.com>
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Hi Dorcas. I like Joseph Pimentel's Dance of a Lifetime. Val

Val Medve
Essex, Vermont USA

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