|
CHASE THE RABBIT
- Lady one, her partner following, travel ccw around the outside
of the square and back to
place. Everyone swing partners. Repeat all the above, this time
gent one in the lead
travelling cw and his partner following. [Around the World;
Napier]
- Chase the rabbit, chase the squirrel
Chase that pretty girl around the world
Everybody swing
Chase the rabbit, chase the fox
Chase that hobo out of his socks
Everybody sing
- Same as 1 above except active couple steps into
the center of the set before beginning the
figure. [Chase the Rabbit; Bonner]
- Chase the rabbit, chase the squirrel
Chase that pretty girl around the world.
Everybody dance, everybody swing
Everybody doing that same old thing.
Now the possum then the coon
Chase that man all around the room.
CAGE THE BIRD
-
- Couple one leads out to couple two, gent one and couple two
circle left around lady one.
Gent one releases corner to allow couple three to join in the
circle left around lady one.
Again gent one releases corner to take in couple four. All the
while, lady one is dancing
or turning cw in the center. Now lady one trades places with her
partner and the circle
continues around gent one. Gent then hops out and joins in circle
left next to partner.
[Cage the Bird (II); Napier] [Birdie in the Cage; Smith]
[Bird in the Cage p. 25;
Rohrbough] [Bird in the Cage; Sharp] [Cage the Bird;
Bonner]
- Bird in the cage and three hands round,
Bird in the cage five hands round,
Bird in the cage seven hands round,
Bird hops out and crow hops in.
Everybody swing,
Balance eight. ~ Sharp; as called at Harlan Co., KY, in 1917
SHOOT THE OWL
- Couple one step in to the center and allemande left
once-and-a-half. Lady one stays put
while gent one circles halfway around with couple two. Couple two
makes an arch and
propels gent one under it and into the center. Couple one
allemande left in the center.
Gent one moves on to circle half with couple three while lady one
now joins couple two
and circles half. Those couples then "shoot" both of the ones
through the arches. Ones
meet in the center and allemande left, then move on to circle half
with the next couple,
gent one with couple four and lady one with couple three. When
ones meet in the center
they allemande left once around, then circle left with couple
four. Those two couples
finish by dancing any Do-Si-Do version found in the little circle section. [Shoot the Owl;
Napier] [Shoot the Owl p. 23; Rohrbough] [Shoot the Owl; Sharp]
[Shoot the Owl p. 187;
Bonner]
- Shoot the owl. ~ Napier: "...This figure does not require a call. The movements are so fast that the caller would not have time to describe the figure while it is being danced." Which I have found to be true. However, here's a call from Bonner:
First couple to the center of the ring
Turn around with a left hand swing
Leave that lady where she be
Gent to the right and circle up three
Now shoot back home and swing your own
Gent go to three, lady with two
Circle to the left like you used to do
Shoot right and swing once more
Now the lady to three and the gent to four
Two circles of three in the middle of the floor
Shoot back in and swing again
Number two and three, number one and four
Circle to the left and around you go
Now break it up wih a do si do.
- Same as 1 above without the initial allemande
left. As soon as the next couple is available
(when lady one moves on to couple four,) the second couple begins
the figure with couple
three. The figure is repeated until all couples have joined in. When the last couple gets home, all dance the little promenade (see squares index).
[Shoot the Owl; Levin]
- First couple shoot the owl, gent lead off,
swing three once around.
Shoot the owl.
Shoot partner on the left.
Partner follows.
Shoot home.
Next gentleman out to the right.
Swing home, corners too (the little promenade).
- Similar to 1 above except allemandes are all
right-handed. Couple one allemande right once around; lady one leads, moving out to circle half with couple two. Couple two shoots lady one through the arch and couple one allemande right in the center, etc. Figure is repeated until active gent
reaches home. Partners
then swing and promenade. [Shoot the Owl; Smith]
- First couple out, and right hand swing
Circle three, and Shoot the Owl
Partners swing and promenade (When the active couple returns to home.)
|
