STAR OF KINTRA 
4/4 (115), (ABB)4, G major four-couple longways, threes and fours improper

Trevor Monson, June 2004.
Colin Hume's website, colinhume.com.
Music:
Elvyn Blomfield, July 2004.

A 1-4 Partners back-to-back halfway. Cast right back to place.
  5-8 In fours, partners face for rights-and-lefts, two changes.
      End in the order 2, 1, 4, 3 with top two couples improper.
 9-16 Middles star right once around and star left back.

B1 1-8 Middles (hey buddies) as a unit continue and men lead a hey-for three with ends:
       First man lead and fourth woman follow (as a unit) up passing second woman by the
       left for a hey-for-three with the tops, while
       fourth man lead and first woman follow (as a unit) down passing third woman by the
       left for a hey-for-three with the bottoms.
       End on the side you started with the leaders having switched places with the followers.
       End in the order 2, 4, 1, 3 with twos at the top and the ones in third place improper.

B2 1-4 Hands-eight circle left halfway.
   5-8 Ends (original middles) half figure-eight through nearest middles.
       End in the order 3, 1, 4, 2.

Trevor Monson (accent on the first syllable) wrote this dance in memory of Wild Thyme band
member John Blomfield. Kintra (accent on the second syllable) is in the area of the Isle of Mull
in Scotland where John and Elvyn lived.


Dances from Barnes Three
Assembled by Robert Messer, November 20, 2013

difficulty: 3
energy level: 4