Helter Skelter Schottische

{1966}

Introduction

The Helter Skelter Schottische is a chaotic schottische mixer described by Fran Riel and Buleah Davis in their 1966 book Happy Dancing, Handbook of Dance Mixers.

The Position

Individuals scattered.

The Dance

Part I - Find Partner (2 bars): During the A part of the dance (run-2-3-hop, run-2-3-hop), find a partner.

Part II - Do Variation (2 bars): During the B part, dance any B part variation.

Then separate from partner to repeat from the beginning.

The Music

The recommended music is "any good schottische."

Sources

Fran Riel, Buleah Davis. (1966). Happy Dancing, Handbook of Dance Mixers. Minneapolis.

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