Slip-jgs are usually played with DAH-du-dum DAH-du-dum DAH-dum-dum Alan, three waltz steps per measure. When I danced in Louisville, the Monday Night Band often used The Butterfly or The Snowy Path for the waltz, and it took me a while to realize that these were not, in fact, waltzes. And as I suggest, not all slip jigs can be felt as a waltz, as I've painfully discovered. The Butterfly in particular is very hypnotic as a (turning) waltz, since the phrases seem to drive on and on rather than regathering as in most waltzes. But perhaps this is a regional taste. When I discovered "Another Jig Will Do," and saw it was written for a two-part slip jig, I asked for "The Snowy Path." I assumed people would waltz, and in fact they did, in Louisville. Elsewhere, I've found myself trying to explain why I'm asking them to waltz. --Jerome -- Jerome Grisanti 660-528-0858 http://www.jeromegrisanti.com For the good are always the merry, Save by an evil chance, And the merry love the fiddle And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats