By Amy Kahn
Composed 1992
Level | med (assigned by the editor) |
Type | Contra-Double Progression |
Formation | Becket |
A1 | (8) Right and left through on the left diagonal (8) Right and left through across the set |
A2 | (4) Ladies pull by right (12) Neighbors swing |
B1 | (4) Down the hall in lines of four (4) Turn to put the ladies in the center (couple on the right turn as a couple, couple on the left turn alone) (4) Return (4) Hand cast |
B2 | (8) Ladies cross, passing right shoulders (8) Partners swing |
Author's Notes:
I first saw the signature figure (turning to put the women in the middle) in a dance by Bob Mahr of Long Island, NY.
Calling the turn for the down the hall at 6 beats helps with some groups.
This dance is from American Country Dances On Line
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Added to database 3/4/2000; last revised 6/9/2001; edited by Russell Owen