Webster Hall Reel
Don Theyken
Dance Name: Webster Hall Reel
Formation: Contra, Duple-Minor, Improper, Double Progression
Music Info: 32 bar
A1
(1-4) 1st couple cross over and cast down below the 2nd couple
(5-8) Left hand stars, the man above, the woman below
A2
(1-8) Contra corners
B1
(1-8) 1st couple balance & swing
B2
(1-4) Do-si-do the next in line
(5-8) Swing the one you did the do-si-do with
Note: When the 1st couple casts down the 2nd couple steps up. The man is in a
star with the original
2nd couple and the 1st woman from the 1st couple above. The woman is in a star
with the
next 2nd couple and the next 1st man.
This danced was named for the hall where I started to call. It is the churchâs
social building. I still call a
dance in this hall.
"It has a lovely Englishy move to get into the contra corners.
Looks simple on the card but can be quite disorienting for newer or otherwise
geographically challenged dancers."