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   john@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574

http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent

From: Elizabeth Bloom Albert via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: 10 November 2025 16:08
To: Shared Weight callers list <callers@lists.sharedweight.net>
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!

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Elizabeth Bloom Albert