Dancing Queen: A New English Country Dance

I started choregraphing this for Jane Austen's 250th Birthday Ball but cut it, because I couldn't afford to pay for a BMI event license as well as an ASCAP event license. I finished preparing it for the 18th birthday ball I am throwing for my friend this month. If you want to use my choreography, contact me beforehand to tell me about it and then give me credit. :) 

Dancing Queen

Longways proper
Three couple
Chassé step

 Introduction and honors

•     16 beats: Honor your partner.
• Gentleman bow and Ladies curtsy.

Verse

• 16 beats: The top couple cast off, the second and third couples follow.
• 16 beats: Swing round your partner.
• First couple take right hands and turn clockwise to places, then take left hands and turn counterclockwise to places.

Verse

• 16 beats: The first Lady sets to the second Gentleman and turns the third, while the first Gentleman sets to the second Lady and turns the third.
• 16 beats: Top foot in the center.
• First and second couples.
• 8 beats: First couple join hands and gallop (side chassé) down the middle then back to places.

Pre-chorus

• 16 beats: The top couple lead through second and third couple.
• First couple lead between the second couple, between the second and third Gentlemen, between the third couple, between the second and third Ladies, and back to places.
• 16 beats: Hands six round.
  
• All take hands and circle clockwise to places.

Chorus

• 16 beats: Chain figure of six.
• 8 beats: First couple pirouette allemande. 
• Gentleman take Lady's right hand in his and turn her underarm. 
• 8 beats: 1s lead down the middle and up to third place. Second and third couples move up.

Repeat whole dance from progressed position.

Note: You will need a BMI license to use the song at your event if it qualifies as a public performance (check with BMI) and your venue doesn't have a blanket license (check with your venue).