The Bellefield (Braun, "New Dances Adopted by Masters at Asbury Park Meeting," 1900):
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This is an easy American polka sequence composed by H. L. Braun in 1900.
Both facing LOD, holding inside hands.
Part I - Point, Polka, and Promenade (4 bars): Point outside toe forward (1), point outside toe across inside foot (2), polka forward (3-and-4), then walk four steps along LOD (5, 6, 7, 8), turning inward to face against LOD on the last count.
Part II - Repeat Opposite (4 bars): Repeat opposite to return to starting point (1, 2, 3-and-4, 5, 6, 7, 8), taking closed position at the end.
Parts III & IV - Four-Slide Galop (4 bars): Two full turns of Four Slide Galop.
Repeat from the beginning.
No music is specified, but the dance is described as being in polka time.
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The Bellefield (Braun, "New Dances Adopted by Masters at Asbury Park Meeting," 1900):
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Waltzing: A Manual for Dancing and Living (2013) by Richard Powers and Nick Enge.
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