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Dance origin: Queen of Sheba

13 Dec 04 - 11:59 PM (#1356221)
Subject: Dance origin: Queen of Sheba
From: GUEST,Tony

I am sure many dancers have danced the currently popular version of the Queen of Sheba. As most would know this is derived from an old Playford dance but has been re-choreographed and set to "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" rather than the less interesting original tune.

A friend of mine believes that this version originated at Sidmouth in the late 1980s, however I remember dancing a version of the Queen of Sheba to both the original tune and the "Arrival" in Leeds with the Phoenix in the late 1960s, early 1970s.

Does anyone have any insights?