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La Bastringue

by Traditional

Permission: full

FormationBase: Circle Mixer
Progression: Single
Direction: C1
Mixer?: Yes
Tunes: La Bastringue

Figures:

A1

(8) In a big ring, go forward and back

(8) In a big ring, go forward and back

A2

(8) Circle left

(8) Circle right

B1

(4) Men turn P2 partner clockwise under left arm

(12) P2 partner swing

B2

(16) P2 partner promenade counterclockwise

Appearances: Zesty Contras, p 80
Contra Dance Programming, p 7
Contra Dance Programming, p 36
website ACDOL
website CDNY Repertoire, p 24
website Contralab
website Kaufman
website Tepfer2
American Dance Circle, vol 2007, no Sep, p 22
American Square Dance, vol 1983, no Aug, p 40 ("La Bastrinque Mixer")
American Square Dance, vol 1999, no Oct, p 49
American Square Dance, vol 2007, no Aug, p 47 (with lyrics)
CDSS News, no 162, p 6
New England Caller, vol 2007, no Nov, p 14 (with lyrics)
1990 RPDLW syllabus, p 30
2003 RPDLW syllabus, p 7
2009 RPDLW syllabus, p 15
Stockton Dance Camp Syllabus, vol 1977, p 93
Videos: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
VariantVideos:
A1 and A2 swapped
1
A1 and A2 swapped. B1: Do-si-do and swing
1
B1: Do-si-do and swing
1 2 3 4 5 6
B1: P1 partner do-si-do 1 & 1/2; P2 partner swing
1 2
B1: P1 partner do-si-do; P2 partner swing
1 2 3 4 5 6
non-mixer
1
{B1: Do-si-do and swing} <note> with walkthrough
1