Colin suggested:
https://barndances.org.uk/detail.php?Title=Clopton_Bridge

Make sure that you check the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB4a1z-DHwM 
to understand the music speed and the stepping (watch the dancers who are doing 
what the caller is saying).

The music in that video is at 74 bpm, anywhere from 70 to 90 bpm is good for 
Hornpipe Step dances.  American bands are not used to playing that slowly or 
putting the oomph into the beat so that the stepping works.  Make sure the band 
knows how they need to play!

= = = = =

Who told him that Virginia Reel was an English Country Dance?  Wikipedia! 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_reel_(dance) 😊

            Happy dancing,                      
                   John                 
                        
John Sweeney, Dancer, England   j...@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 
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http://contrafusion.co.uk/KentCeilidhs.html for Live Music Ceilidhs             
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent                       
http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive DVDs


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