[Callers] 9-person dance?

[Martha Wild via Callers]

I have a version of it though I’m not sure where it came from. It’s more of a play party dance, and rarely goes along with the music.

El Capitan

2 lines facing, can be 4 or 5 couples, 1 extra person with a handkerchief to wave (El Capitan). 

Music plays. 

Person who is El Capitan yells “Lines”. Others form two lines (the “Troops" and El Capitan walks up and down inspecting the troops.
The Capitan then takes one line, they join hands along the line, and the Capitan leads the line anywhere in the room, waving the handkerchief, and eventually brings the line back.
The Capitan then swings people randomly from the other line. 
At some point El Capitan yells “Capitan!” and people swing the person across from them, if there is one. 

Whoever is out is the new El Capitan and takes the handkerchief and prepares to call “Lines”. 


> On Jan 23, 2016, at 7:53 AM, Tom Hinds via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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> See if you can find El Capitan on line.  I learned it from Larry Edelman and I believe it's Fr-CA.  I probably have the dance but am to busy with the snow and critters right now to find it.
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