Forward Five - Tony Parkes
Creator: Tony Parkes (April 27, 1992)
The dance is based on one used by Ralph Page. Tony's shortened version goes as follows:
A1 All go forward and back
Go forward again, gent #1 bring two ladies home
A2 At the heads, go right and left five
Do a right and left back and look alive
B1 On the corner, do an allemande left
Come back home and swing your partner
B2 Promenade
The musicians are Yankee Ingenuity (Peter Barnes, piano; Mary Lea, fiddle; Cal Howard, bass; Jack O'Connor, mandolin), joined by Alasdair Fraser on fiddle.
Collection: Northern squares
Subjects: Northern / Prompt & Patter
Tags: Forward Five, Tony Parkes
Subjects: Northern / Prompt & Patter
Tags: Forward Five, Tony Parkes
Citation
Tony Parkes, “Forward Five - Tony Parkes,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/725.
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Forward Five - Tony Parkes
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The dance is based on one used by Ralph Page. Tony's shortened version goes as follows:
A1 All go forward and back
Go forward again, gent #1 bring two ladies home
A2 At the heads, go right and left five
Do a right and left back and look alive
B1 On the corner, do an allemande left
Come back home and swing your partner
B2 Promenade
The musicians are Yankee Ingenuity (Peter Barnes, piano; Mary Lea, fiddle; Cal Howard, bass; Jack O'Connor, mandolin), joined by Alasdair Fraser on fiddle.
A1 All go forward and back
Go forward again, gent #1 bring two ladies home
A2 At the heads, go right and left five
Do a right and left back and look alive
B1 On the corner, do an allemande left
Come back home and swing your partner
B2 Promenade
The musicians are Yankee Ingenuity (Peter Barnes, piano; Mary Lea, fiddle; Cal Howard, bass; Jack O'Connor, mandolin), joined by Alasdair Fraser on fiddle.
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Date Created
April 27, 1992
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2:55