Contra Dance

Mary Cay's Reel

David Kaynor

A1

• (8) Circle left 3/4, pass through
• (8) Next neighbor aleman left

A2

• (16) First neighbor balance and swing

B1

• (8) Long lines forward and back
• (4) Ladies aleman right 3/4
• (4) Ladies aleman next lady left 3/4 (men step left slightly)
  • [ If you're calling this, make sure you understand the mechanics of what the ladies are doing in this bit. A muddled explanation:
    • The lady is standing with her neighbor gent on her left.
    • She goes in and turns her neighbor lady by the right 3/4.
    • This puts the ladies briefly in a long wavy line up and down the set. Each lady's back is more or less facing her partner.
    • Then the lady aleman's the next neighbor lady by the left three places which brings her back around to face her partner.]

B2

• (16) Partner balance and swing

Called:

• Swarthmore Folkdance Class, 3/22/2007
• MIT, 6/12/2007

Last updated March 22, 2007 by Jeff Kaufman
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