Thanks for El Capitan! Richard
On Jan 23, 2016, at 4:49 PM, Martha Wild via Callers wrote: > I have a version of it though I’m not sure where it came from. It’s more of a > play party dance, and rarely goes along with the music. > > El Capitan > > 2 lines facing, can be 4 or 5 couples, 1 extra person with a handkerchief to > wave (El Capitan). > > Music plays. > > Person who is El Capitan yells “Lines”. Others form two lines (the “Troops" > and El Capitan walks up and down inspecting the troops. > The Capitan then takes one line, they join hands along the line, and the > Capitan leads the line anywhere in the room, waving the handkerchief, and > eventually brings the line back. > The Capitan then swings people randomly from the other line. > At some point El Capitan yells “Capitan!” and people swing the person across > from them, if there is one. > > Whoever is out is the new El Capitan and takes the handkerchief and prepares > to call “Lines”. > > >> On Jan 23, 2016, at 7:53 AM, Tom Hinds via Callers >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> See if you can find El Capitan on line. I learned it from Larry Edelman and >> I believe it's Fr-CA. I probably have the dance but am to busy with the >> snow and critters right now to find it. >> >> T >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
