On 2017-12-04 12:45 PM, Linda S. Mrosko via Callers wrote:
I had forgotten about this square.  It looked so familiar.  Years and years ago, Kathy Anderson called this square at a dance event I attended.  My notes show it as "English Dance for Five Couples."  I loved this dance!

Forgive my note-taking from so long ago:

_The Formation_:
Middle couple is C1 and they face the music.
Outside couples shift left 1/8 so they are diagonal to the music.
C1 stands back to back -- M1 faces 4 on his right and W1 faces the 4 on her left.

Inga Morton, in her 1994 book "Square Dance Century", presents 7 dances in this formation, named "Throw a Fiver, Nos. 1 - 7". They all have the same B part, in which the 4 'right and left through' figures end with a new couple in the center position.

_The Dance_:
C1 circles left with the 4 they face (2 separate circles)
Within the same groups, just the 3 gents Star Right (M1 with the 2 gents he circled with) while the 3 women Star Right (W1 with the 2 ladies she circled with)

C1 meet and change groups (M1 dances w/the 4 people W1 danced with and W1 dances with the 4 people M1 danced with); repeat circles and stars
[followed by R+L throughs to progress]

This is similar to "Throw a Fiver, No. 4".

On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Yaron Shragai via Callers <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:


    Formation: square with a cpl in the middle (i.e. 5 cpls)
    A: [R+L throughs to progress]
    B:
    Couples currently along up/dn axis (heads+middle) turn back on ptnr, now
    all can form 2 rings of 5, circle L/R;
    Ptnr swing (some ppl may have to spin around to find Ptnr)

That is similar to "Throw a Fiver, No. 1".

-Michael

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