Hobbit Ceili Dances (The Barrow-Downs Springle Ring)

[Lindril Arvilya]

I'm sure that hobbits would have kitchen parties, so I'm going to describe to you a Kitchen Swing.

Stand with your partner, right shoulder to right shoulder. Link right arms at the elbows. Underneath your linked arms, hold on to your partner's left hand with yours. So you have your right arms linked and you're holding left hands underneath.
Now you swing gently (or not so gently, for added fun) around in a tight circle. Make sure you keep shoulder to shoulder or it will turn into just running around in a circle. It's my favourite swing, and I think it's pretty exhilerating.

I think I'll watch Bilbo's party scene in FotR and see if I can pick out any specific steps the hobbits use.

Lindril (of the Celtic Connections troupe) Arvilya

And I just thought of a good hobbit band. Likely only Canadians would have heard of them, but the music of Tanglefoot is awesome for stepdancing. Most of their songs are about episodes of Canadian history, but there are a few that strike me as hobbity "joke-songs". Here, make sure you check outAwkward Donald!

[ June 11, 2003: Message edited by: Lindril Arvilya ]