Purple Heys

By Mike Richardson
Composed May, 1989

SourceMike Richardson, "Crossing the Cascades"
Levelhard (assigned by the editor)
TypeContra
FormationImproper
A1(16) 1's balance & swing
A2(16) Neighbors balance & swing
B1(16) Right diagonal hey, 1's allemande right 1/2 to start, then pass a same sex person by the left shoulder (see notes)
B2(16) Left diagonal hey, 1's allemande right 1/2 to start, then pass an opposite sex person by the right shoulder (see notes)

Author's Notes:
written for Jimi Hendrix

Editor's Notes:
In B1 the hey is with the inactive gent above and the inactive lady below the minor set
In B2 the hey is with the inactive lady above and the inactive gent below the minor set.

This dance is from American Country Dances On Line
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Added to database 11/17/1996; last revised 3/5/1999; edited by Russell Owen