Very cool. Thank you! On Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM John Sweeney via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Elizabeth, > > Yes, it is called a Dixie Twirl – here is how to do it: > https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm > > > > There are lots in Caller’s Box. Here is an easy one of mine: > https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/DixieDoo-Dah.html > > > > You need to emphasise that the end people need to get to the > OTHER end of their line! > > > > Did you know that the three-person version goes back to 1651: > https://playforddances.com/dances/peppers-black/ ? It is the last > figure. :-) > > > > Happy dancing, > > John > > > > John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 > 940 574 > > http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent > > > > > *From:* Elizabeth Bloom Albert via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* 10 November 2025 16:08 > *To:* Shared Weight callers list <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [Callers] Right hand high and left hand low figure > > > > Dear callers and fellow dance writers, > > I am writing a new contra dance and I have a question: > > Has there ever been an instance where, during a “Right hand high and left > hand low,” everybody in a line of FOUR snakes under the raised arms > (i.e., no one turns alone) in order to come back up the hall? > > Caller’s Box explains the move as “A way for a line of three to face the > other direction and swap ends without dropping hands.” I want it to be a > line of four. Will that work? > > Thank you! > > > > -- > > *Elizabeth Bloom Albert * > > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- * Elizabeth Bloom Albert *
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