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Summer Of 96½ [by Michael Barraclough, 1996]

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Swinging For It

Introduction

Author:

Michael Barraclough (2013)

Formation:

Longways 4 couple set +1

Music:

64-bar (fun) jigs or reels

Choreography

1-4

Lines forward & back

5-8

Partner do-si-do

1-4

Lines forward & back

5-8

Partner see-saw

1-4

Partner allemande right

5-8

Partner allemande left

1-4

Partner gypsy

5-8

Partner swing

1-8

Captain reviews the troops (captain promenades down and up inside the set checking everyone out)

1-4

Captain swings someone from the 1st row

5-8

Captain swings someone from the 2nd row

7-8

Captain swings someone from the 3rd row

Captain swings someone from the 4th row

1-2

Captain picks a partner and swings them, everyone else swings someone, person left out is new captain

Notes

The extra person (‘Captain”) stands at the top of the set. It is a mute point whether they should feel rejected by no-one swinging them in D2 or delighted that they get to swing everyone in C2/D1 and get a long swing with the person of their choice in the next D2.

If you don’t have a 64-bar tune then play a 32-bar tune twice!

Based on the Forgotten Captain by Aerial Wolonov . I had mislaid my card and I wanted to use a 64-bar tune (Forgotten Captain is 48-bar).

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Michael Barraclough

Summer Of 96½ [by Michael Barraclough, 1996]

Swinging For It

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Music

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