This post was migrated from a collection of contra dances I wrote. The post date is mostly accurate, but the post time is not.
- Difficulty
- hard
- Comment
- This dance can require a lot of upper body strength because of the flying figures.
- Position
- improper
- Progression
- single
Choreography
A1
4 beats: balance ring
12 beats: 4 person swing left with hands behind the backs: men lock hands with each other and women lock hands with each other; women fly: men lift their arms once some speed is built up and the women stay in the air; end in opposite place, as if it was a circle left 1½
A2
2 beats: women go forward and form a wavy line in the center
2 beats: #1 women jump, #2 women support
2 beats: #2 women jump, #1 women support
2 beats: women go back
8 beats: men do the same
B1
4 beats: balance ring
12 beats: 4 person swing left, men flying, ending as if it were a 1½ turn
B2
4 beats: balance ring
8 beats: petronella twice
4 beats: California twirl; end facing new neighbors