[Callers] What is this circle dance?

Aahz Maruch via Callers callers at lists.sharedweight.net
Wed Jun 17 07:55:13 PDT 2015


On Wed, Jun 17, 2015, Stephanie Marie via Callers wrote:
>
> Called this dance at one of my first calling gigs a couple years ago and
> then again to a heavy beginner crowd last month. When I first called this
> dance, I wrote it from memory from an earlier dance night. I'm not even sure
> I got it all right. It worked well both times to get the dancers walking to
> the music.
> 
> Unknown Circle Mixer Dance
> 
> A1 Circle left, Circle right
> A2 Step into the middle and back. Do it again with a great big shout
> B1 Partner Do si do, Partner Swing
> B2 Partner promenade Counter Clockwise around the big circle with gents in
> the middle.
> Ladies turn over right shoulder to meet new partner, reform circle

It looks like it might be a mis-remembered and/or modified La Bastringue:

http://www.sfdh.org/encyclopedia/bastringue87.php

http://www.phantomranch.net/folkdanc/dances/labastri.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG7MAwelWAo
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