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FIGURE EIGHT
- Odds split the evens, odd lady crossing in front of odd gent
to go ccw around even lady
and odd gent going cw around even gent. Odds meet in front of
evens and allemande right
once around and a little more. Use that "little more" at the end of the allemande to send the odd
lady back through the
evens, odd gent then following. Odd lady goes cw around even gent
and odd gent goes
ccw around even lady. Odds meet in front of evens and allemande
left once around.
[Figure Eight; Napier] [That Old Figure Eight; Smith] [Gent
Around the Gent; Levin]
[Lady Around Lady p. 24; Rohrbough]
- That Old Figure Eight
Lady around the lady
The gent around the gent
A right hand swing
Lady around the gent
The gent around the lady
A left hand swing
Circle left
Do Si Do
And on to the next ~ Smith
- Odds split the evens, odd lady crossing in front
of odd gent to go ccw around even lady
and odd gent going cw around even gent. Odds come around front and
split evens again,
odd lady in the lead. Odd lady goes cw around even gent and odd
gent goes ccw around
even lady. Swing corners, then swing partners. [The Figure
Eight, p. 46; Rohrbough] [He Around He, She Around She; Hipps &
Chappell]
- Lady round the lady and gent around the gent.
Lady round the gent and gent around the lady -
that old figure eight.
Swing your corner lady, now your own little baby.
On to the next. ~ Rohrbough
- Odds split the evens, odd lady crossing in front
of odd gent to go ccw around even lady
and odd gent going cw around even gent, and meet at home. [Lady Around the Lady and the Gent Around the Gent; Hendrix]
- Odds split the evens, odd lady crossing in front
of odd gent to go ccw around even lady
while odd gent follows her. When they come around front, odd gents
stops at home while
odd lady again splits evens. Odd lady goes cw around even gent and
back to place. Swing
corners, then partners. [Lady Around the Lady and the Gent Also; Hendrix] [Lady 'Round the Lady; Bonner]
- Lady 'round the lady, gent also
Lady 'round the gent, gent don't go.
Opposite lady and hold her tight
Now your own with all your might.
Take your own and odds move on.
- All drop hands. Odd lady travels a figure eight around evens. She splits the evens, going ccw around the even lady, splits them again and goes cw around the even gent. The odd gent stays home throughout; Hendrix indicates that he dances at home, which I take to mean he flatfoots in place while his partner travels. [Lady 'Round the Lady;
Bonner] [Lady 'Round the Lady Variation; Napier] [Lady Around the Lady and the Gent Solo; Hendrix]
- Lady 'round the lady, gent solo
Lady 'round the gent, gent don't go ~ Napier
CHASE THE RABBIT/LADY AROUND THE LADY
- All drop hands. Odds split evens, lady in lead and gent
following, and go ccw around
even lady returning to front. Odds split evens again and go cw
around even gent and back
to place. Odds repeat the above, this time with odd gent in lead.
[Chase That Rabbit;
Bannerman] [Chase the Rabbit - Wild Goose Chase; Hipps &
Chappell]
- Chase that rabbit, chase that squirrel,
Chase that pretty girl around the world,
Chase that 'possum, chase that 'coon,
Chase that big boy 'round the room.
Circle to the left. ~ Bannerman
- Odds join inside hands. Odd gent leading, odds split evens
going ccw around even lady
around to front. Odds do a small cw loop in front of evens and
split the evens again. Go
cw around even gent and back to place. [Wild Goose Chase - (I);
Napier] [Wild Goose
Chase; Bonner] [Figure Eight; Levin]
- Wild goose chase
Break to the left and around this lady
Back to the right and around old crazy
Circle four ~ Napier
- Odds join inside hands. Odd lady leads her
partner ccw around even lady and back to
place. Odd gent now leads odd lady cw around even gent and back
to place. [Dunmore
Fig. 4; Dalsemer]
- Chase that rabbit, tree that squirrel, chase that little girl round the world; chase that possum, tree that coon, now that man round the moon - - - circle up four in the middle of the floor. ~ Buck Carpenter
- Same as 2 above except hands are not joined.
[Chase the Rabbit; Bonner]
- Chase the rabbit chase that squirrel
Chase that pretty girl around the world
Now the 'possum then the coon
Chase that polecat around the moon.
- All drop hands. Odd lady leads and odd gent
follows between evens, ccw around even
lady returning to front. Odd gent now stays put while odd lady
splits evens and goes cw
around even gent and back to place. [Lady 'Round the Lady;
Napier] [New Creek Fig. 2;
Dalsemer] [Dunmore Fig. 5] [Lady Round the Lady #1; Edelman]
[Figure Eight p. 15;
Rohrbough] [Lady Around the Lady; Levin] [Lady Around the Lady;
Smith] [Figure
Eight p. 14; Rohrbough] [Lady Around Lady p. 19; Rohrbough]
[Lady Around Lady p.
23; Rohrbough] [Lady Around the Lady and the Gent Solo; Hendrix]
- Lady around the lady and the gent so-lo
Lady around the gent and gent don't go
I'll swing yours and you swing mine, etc.
~ Rohrbough p.19 -- As called by Henry Duitt of Leaksville, Green Co., Mississippi
GENT FALL THROUGH
- All drop hands. Odd lady, partner following, goes ccw around
the even couple and back
to place. Odd gent, when he passes behind evens, slips between
them and steps in front of
his partner at home to take the lead. Odds again pass ccw around
the evens. Odd gent
continues all the way around both evens to place but odd lady, as she pass
behind evens, slips
between them to meet partner. [Old Side Door; Napier] [Little
Side Door; Smith] [Old
Side Door; Bonner] [Gents Fall Through; Rohrbough p. 26]
- Circle left, halfway and back
Little Side Door, lady in the lead
Gent fall through, and take the lead
Lady fall through that Little Side Door
Side couples swing (partners)
Couple up four, and circle left
And on to the next ~ Smith
- Similar to 1 above. All drop hands, evens join both hands and raise an arch. Odd lady, partner following, goes ccw around
the even couple and back
to place. Odd gent, when he passes behind evens, pass under their arch to meet partner at place. [Lady Around Two and the Gent Fall Thru; Hendrix]
- Lady around two and the gent fall thru
Swing your corner lady
Now swing your honey baby ~ Smith
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