[Callers] Re: Right hand high and left hand low figure

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 <mailto:john@modernjive.com> john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574 <http://www.contrafusion.co.uk> http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent From: Elizabeth Bloom Albert via Contra Callers &lt;contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; Sent: 10 November 2025 16:08 To: Shared Weight callers list &lt;callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; 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