By Steve Zakon-Anderson
Composed February, 1985
Source | Ted Sannella, "Swing the Next" |
Level | med (assigned by the editor) |
Type | Contra-Double Progression |
Formation | Improper |
A1 | (8) Neighbors allemande left 1 1/2 (8) Ladies chain |
A2 | (4) Ladies allemande right (12) Partners swing |
B1 | (8) Circle left (2) Partners slide left to face a new couple (this is the first progression) (6) Circle left 3/4 |
B2 | (8) Neighbors dosido (8) Neighbors allemande right 1 1/2 |
Author's Notes:
Written in memory of Ralph Page, who was known as the Dean of Contra dancing. This is the first dance I ever wrote. There was a partner balance in the middle of A2 for a couple of weeks until Ted Sannella suggested I take it out.
Editor's Notes:
Collected from Luther Black March, 1990
This dance is from American Country Dances On Line
All rights reserved by the author; used by permission.
Added to database 6/21/1997; last revised 3/5/1999; edited by Russell Owen