lead the woman's left hand onto his right shoulder. Ron Buchanan taught this styling at the (lamentably late) Celebration Dance weekend in Indianapolis in July 2003. Mange Tak *By Ron Buchanan* Improper Contra A1: Neighbors balance by Left hand & swing A2: Face across, pass thru to an ocean wave (ladies in middle, *neighbor* in other hand), Balance, Allemande Right neighbor ½, men pull by Left, allemande Right partner ¾ B1: Allemande Left shadow 1x Swing partner B2: Face across, pass thru to an ocean wave (ladies in middle, *Partner* in other hand), Balance, Allemande Right partner ½, men pull by Left, allemande Right neighbor ¾ to new neighbor. (Shadow is on your left diagonal at start of the dance) *** And returning to the original idea of figures that use a balance in a (hands-across) star, here's one of my favorite dances: Catch a Falling Star *By Melanie Axel-Lute* Contra - Improper easy-med A1 (16) Neighbors balance and swing A2 (8) Circle left 3/4 (8) Partners swing B1 (8) Long lines go forward and back (8) Hands across right-hand star B2 (4) Balance the star (4) Ladies trade places with a half gypsy, while the gents turn single left (8) Hands across left-hand star *Editor's Notes:* Turn single left: walk a loop over your left shoulder, ending up where you started. The term is from English Country dancing. --Jerome -- Jerome Grisanti 660-528-0858 660-528-0714 http://www.jeromegrisanti.com