By Penn Fix
Source | CDSS News #120, 1994 |
Level | med (assigned by the editor) |
Type | Contra |
Formation | Improper |
A1 | (8) Neighbors allemande right 1 1/2 (8) Neighbors allemande left 1 1/2 |
A2 | (12) 3/4 hey, gents pass right shoulders to start (4) Ladies gypsy |
B1 | (16) Partners balance and swing |
B2 | (8) Ladies chain (8) Left-hand star |
Author's Notes:
Dancers have to dance with the music in order to be on time for the balance. Over rotating or under rotating in the beginning allemandes can result in trouble as can lumbering through the hey and gypsy.
Written for my daughter Louise and her friend Selma Kaplan.
This dance is from American Country Dances On Line
All rights reserved by the author; used by permission.
Added to database 1/15/1997; last revised 3/5/1999; edited by Russell Owen