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BLACK SNAKE TWIST
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- While all others remain standing, lead couple and the next
couple on the right (couple 2)
form a small circle. Circle left and right, swing corners, swing
partners, and circle left
again. Lead gent then drops corner's hand and splits the next
couple in line, pulling the
line of four through. Lead gent goes ccw behind that lady, splits
the next couple and
continues ccw in front of that gent, splits the next couple, etc.,
weaving through all the
couples. After passing through the last couple in line, lead gent leads
line of four into the center
where they circle left and right, swing corners and partners and
circle left again.
Now all
the above is repeated in the reverse direction: Lead gent drops
corner's hand and splits the
next couple in line, pulling the line of four through. Lead gent
goes cw behind that gent,
splits the next couple and continues cw in front of that lady,
splits the next couple, etc.,
weaving through all the couples.
After passing through the last couple in line, lead gent leads
line of four into the center
where they circle left and right, swing corners and partners and
circle left.
Lead gent
drops corner's hand and next two couples (3 and 4) join on for a
line of eight dancers. All
above is repeated until all dancers have joined the snake.
[Black Snake Twist, p. 34;
Rohrbough]
- All stand by while we cut off four
and dance the floor - circle to the left.
Half way back.
Swing your corner and now your own.
Break and around the lady and around the gent also.
Circle four and dance the floor.
Half way back.
Swing your corner and now your own.
Break and around the lady and around the gent also.
Join four and dance the floor.
And half way back.
Swing your corner and now your own.
The rest stand by while we cut off four more.
Now take them all and dance the half.
WEAVE A BASKET
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- From the big circle, lead gent drops corner's hand and leads all to the right through an arch formed by the couple to his right, traveling from inside the circle to the outside. He then leads back inside the circle by going under the next couple's arch, through the next arch to the outside, through the next to the inside, etc., until circle is reformed. [Weave a Basket; Hendrix]
THE RIVER BEND
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- A closing figure. The designated lead couple, couple one, circles with couple two. Pick up couple three and
continue circling. River
Bend: Gent one releases corner's hand, couple four steps
forward into the center. The
line leads ccw around couple four and makes a small
cw circle in front of the
fours. Couple four joins the circle as the end of the line passes
them. all circle once around. Repeat
the "River Bend" in bold type with each couple in turn, making an ever-lengthening
line. After bringing in last
couple, all circle left and right, bow to partners and leave the
floor. [The River Bend p.
17; Rohrbough]
- First and second couple swing four.
Swing six.
Form a river bend and swing eight.
Form a river bend and swing ten, etc.
Ending: Circle half to the left, back to the right.
Honor and seat the ladies.
~ Learned by Mr. Z. Z. Dozier, Alabama, from his grandfather, who knew this figure before 1850
WAGONWHEEL - Big circle facing in.
- Gents advance to the center and retire. Ladies step into the
center, turn to face cw and put
right hand up on the right shoulder of the lady just ahead. Move
the wagonweel cw.
Halfway around ladies reverse direction and put left hand up on
left shoulder ahead and
move the wagonwheel ccw. As ladies pass by, gents step in, join
right hands with partner
and walk along with her. Ladies keep left hands up on shoulders.
Partners now swing
around twice, moving away from center, and promenade.
[Wagonwheel; Napier] [Wagonwheel; Bonner]
- Circle left
Back to the right
Wagonwheel - gents to the center - and back
Ladies to the center and circle left
Half-way and back
Gents move in and pick up your partner
Swing her out with a double swing
And promenade around the ring. ~ Napier
- Same as 1 above except there is no swing to
finish. Partners have right hands joined as
the walk the wagonwheel. Join left hands under and ladies swing
from gent's left side to
his right. Promenade. [Wagonwheel; Smith] [Wagonwheel; Hipps]
- Gents to the center and back
Ladies to the center for the Wagon Wheel
Left hands back with a how-de-do
Gents move in
Take that girl, the one in blue
Swing the lady out and promenade ~ Smith
- Gents advance to the center and retire. Ladies
advance to the center as gents are backing
up. Ladies reach in to center with right hands to make wagonwheel
and walk it cw.
Halfway around ladies turn around, put left hands into the center
and walk ccw. As ladies
pass by, gents step in, join right hands with partners and walk
along. Join left hands under
and ladies swing from gent's left side to his right. Promenade.
[The Wagonwheel p. 35;
Rohrbough]
- Gents to the center, forward and back.
Ladies to the center with the right hand across.
Left hand back and how you do.
Get your partner, the one in blue.
Ladies swing out and gents swing in,
Promenade and we'll try it again
- Same as 3 above except the gents form the right
hand star in the center. At the finish the
ladies step in, join rights with partners and walk along. Partners
then join left hands under
and ladies swing gents over to their right sides and in turn are
swung across the gents to
the gents' right sides. [The Wagonwheel Variation p. 35;
Rohrbough]
- Ladies to the center, forward and back.
Gents to the center with the right hand across.
Left hand back and how you do.
Get your partner, the one in blue.
Gents swing out and ladies swing in,
Promenade and we'll try it again
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