Youth Sicilian

Formation: Couples facing couples around the hall like spokes of a wheel
Music: Something appropriate for youth with strong 8 beat phrasing such as “Seventy Six Trombones”, TNT 250

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Prompts:
Intro or
57-64   – – – -; Join hands and Circle Left;
    1-8   – – – -; – – Circle Right;
  9-16   – – – -; – – Outsides Dosado;
17-24   – – – -; – – Insides Dosado;
25-32  – – – -; – – Star Right;

33-40   – – – -; – – Star Left;
41-48   – – – -; – – Opposites Dosado;
49-56   – – – -; – – Pass Thru and move on;
57-64   – – – -; – – Circle Left;

Description:
    1-8   Each four dancers join hands and Circle to the Left 8 beats.
  9-16   Each four dancers Circle to the Right 8 beats.
17-24   The two dancers facing each other and standing on the outside of the big circle Dosado with each other.
25-32   Other two facing dancers on the inside of the big circle Dosado with each other.

33-40   Each four dancers make a Right-Hand Star and turn it for 8 beats.
41-48   The dancers quickly turn toward the center of the star half around and rejoin hand holds to Star Left for 8 beats ending in their original starting position.
49-56   All dancers Dosado with the dancer they are facing.
57-64   Dancers Pass Thru (pass right shoulders with opposite) and move on to the next couple.

Choreography by: Dottie Welch
Source: Variation of Wizard Sicilian for genderless youth dancing.

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