Boerinnekesdans (Belgium )

Formation

Double Circle round the room, men on the inside , facing partner.

Instructions

1. Clap your hands, touch your left elbow with your right hand.
2. Clap your hands, touch your right elbow with your left hand.
3. Touch your head with both hands.
4. Touch your shoulders with both hands. (Right with right, left with left)
5. Touch your knees with both hands. (Right with right, left with left)
6. Touch your feet with both hands. (Right with right, left with left)
7. Put your hands on your hips and lean backwards and then lean forwards, and then repeat.
8. Then lean to the left, and then to the right, then to the left and then to the right.
9. Repeat part 1 to 8.
10. Link right arms with your partner, and step hop round in a clockwise direction. (16)
11. Link left arms with your partner, and step hop round in an anticlockwise direction. (16)
12. Move on to the next partner to your right.
13. Start the dance again.

Calling

• Clap, elbow, clap, elbow, head, shoulders, knees, toes,
• backwards, forwards, backwards, forwards, left, right, left, right
• Clap, elbow, clap, elbow, head, shoulders, knees, toes,
• backwards forwards, backwards, forwards, left, right, left, right
• Right arm swing (16)
• Left arm swing (16)
• Start again with new partner.

Glossary