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Thread #161112   Message #3826152
Posted By: BobL
13-Dec-16 - 03:49 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Breakin up Christmas
Subject: RE: Breakin up Christmas
In Victorian times, the party traditionally finished with "Sir Roger de Coverley", a dance which more or less went viral across Europe at a time when ECD was at the height of its popularity. Virginia Reel was one spin-off, another was named something like "Zarucha".

Some years ago, at a conference jointly run by EFDSS and the Dolmetsch Society, a paper was presented on this very topic. I'll have to see if I can dig it out.