By Michael Fuerst
Composed December, 1991
| Source | "Midwest Folklore and Other Dances", ed. by Eric Orace Johnson and Michael Fuerst |
| Level | med-hard (assigned by the editor) |
| Type | Contra |
| Formation | Becket |
| A1 | (6) Circle left 3/4 (10) Neighbors swing |
| A2 | (6) Circle left 3/4 (2) Pass through along the set (passing partner by right) (8) With your neighbor and the couple you meet left-hand star |
| B1 | (16) Partners balance and swing |
| B2 | (8) Right and left through (8) Promenade across, advancing counter-clockwise along the set one place during the courtesy turn |
Author's Notes:
As an alternative, start the dance with B2 in order to end with a partner swing.
Although the dance works well with any tune, I like to call the alternative to the Beatles' "When I'm 64." Once through the dance for the verse, and once through for the chorus. Depending upon how the band plays it, the dancers could get an extra long swing at each chorus' end.
Teach the second part of B2 as "promenade across and after the courtesy turn shift right of face new neighbors," and once the dance starts, prompt it as "promenade and loop".
This dance is from American Country Dances On Line
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Added to database 3/15/1997; last revised 3/5/1999; edited by Russell Owen