Beaux of Albany
Formation: Longways, triple minor proper, American contra.Difficulty: 3
Style: American
| A1: | 1s and 2s balance and swing with partner. |
| A2: | 1s and 2s follow each other down the centre; each turns as a couple and come back home. 1s cast to second place (progression). |
| B1: | Top two couples, right hand star; left hand star. |
| B2: | Bottom two couples right and left through. |
The inactive couples are alternately 2s and 3s. A 2nd couple arriving at the top waits out 2 turns before coming in as 1s; at the bottom, a 1st couple finding itself with only one other couple to dance with should either dance with a ghost couple in 3rd place, to get the progression, or else simply change places with that one couple.
On the Progressions page is an explanation of the triple-minor progression.
The original wording (from around 1857) finished "right and left with the third" so this would probably have been done as four changes with hands rather than the later "right and left through" with the left-hand person backing up.
On the Progressions page is an explanation of the triple-minor progression.
The original wording (from around 1857) finished "right and left with the third" so this would probably have been done as four changes with hands rather than the later "right and left through" with the left-hand person backing up.
Music: 32-bar reels
Thumbnail: Triple minor. Balance and swing, down and up, stars, rights and lefts.