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SQUARE DO-SI-DO
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- A filler for "Butterfly Twirl" below. Allemande right partner, allemande left corner, do-si-do
partner, see-saw corner, swing
partners and promenade corners. [Glenville Fig. 2, p. 38;
Dalsemer]
- - - - meet her by the right in the middle of the hall - - - corner by the left - - - back to your partner with a do-si-do, back to your corner with a do-si-do - - - now swing that partner one little whirl and send her away for the corner girl - - - ~ Mack Samples
BUTTERFLY WHIRL
- All couples have nearest arm around partners waist. Couple one
promenades around
outside of set and back to place. Couple one steps into the center
and wheels as a couple
once or twice around, lady backing up and gent going forward.
Couple one advances to
couple three and joins free hands with them (couple three also
have nearest arms around
partner's waists.) Couple one backs up, pulling couple three into
the center a little. Couple
one then pushes couple three back to place and "divide the world":
Gent one goes left and
ccw around couple four (passing between cpls. three and four) to
place while lady one
goes right and cw around couple two (passing between cpls. three
and two.) Follow up
with Square Do-Si-Do above. [Glenville Fig. 3;
Dalsemer]
- First couple waltz the hall - - - now down the middle with a butterfly whirl - - - take her right down and bring her right back - - - take her right down and divide the world, the girl go gee and the gent go haw and (square do-si-do) meet her by the right in the middle of the hall - - - corner by the left - - - back to your partner with a do-si-do, back to your corner with a do-si-do - - - now swing that partner one little whirl and send her away for the corner girl - - - (figure begins again) same old boy and a brand new girl down the center with a butterfly whirl, etc. ~ Mack Samples
- Couple one, nearest arms around each other's
waists, step into the center and wheel as a
couple once or twice around, lady backing up and gent going
forward. Follow up with the
Square Do-Si-Do above. [Glenville Fig. 3 (festival version);
Dalsemer]
- First couple out in the middle with a butterfly whirl - - - turn partners by the right - - - corners by the left - - - back to your partner with a do-si-do - - - around your corner with a do-si-do - - - now swing that partner one little whirl and promenade the corner girl - - - same old boy and a brand new girl out in the middle with a butterfly whirl, etc. ~ Mack Samples
SALLY GOODIN
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- Gent swings with lady of the couple to the right. Gent passes
behind partner and swings
with his corner, swings with his opposite lady and goes home to
swing with partner. Then
gents one AND two repeat the figure. Gents one, two and three
repeat and, finally, all
four gents repeat the figure. The entire sequence can then be
repeated for the ladies.
[Glenville Fig. 6; Dalsemer]
- First boy to the right and give her a swing - - - back behind your own and swing that corner girl - - - now the one across the set, give her a swing - - - back to your own - - - first and second boys to the right and swing - - - behind your own and back to the corner and give her a swing - - - across the set one more time - - - back to your own - - - first and second and third boys to the right and swing - - - back behind your own, swing that corner girl - - - - - - now the one across the set - - - now back to your own - - - now all the boys to the right - - - back around to your corner - - - now back across the set - - - now come back home and swing your own - - - ~ Mack Samples
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