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KITTY ALONE

Square for 2 couples,

1st Figure
Al 1-8 All forward to meet the other couple, Set Right and Left and Turn Single to
       the right back to place, continuing forward to change places with contrary.
    9-16 All Circle Left once round with a slipping step; then Set Right and Left to
        partner and change places with partner, passing right shoulder.
A2 1-8 The two men Right Hand Turn half way round, and followed by their contrary, 
       cast to the left into their partner's original place; the men then Left
       Hand Turn half way round, and followed by their own partner, cast to their
       right, finishing where they were at the beginning of A2.
   9-16 All turn contrary once and a half times with both hands; Set Right and Left
        to partner, and change places with partner passing right shoulder.

2nd Figure
A3 1-8 All pass partner left shoulder, and turning left to face (like the half-siding in
       Nonsuch), Set Right and Left to partner; then all Gipsy clockwise round
       contrary, finishing in partner's original place.
   9-16 Facing partner, all do three changes of a Circular Hey without hands
        (skipping Step), turning right at the end to face the center of the set; all Set
        Right and Left moving forward towards the center and Turn Single to the
        right, remaining fairly close in to the center.
A4 1-8 All fall back from the center and come forward again into a Right Hand Star
       half way round, then all Tum Single to the left into original places.
   9-16 All Left Hand Star once round (skipping step); Set Right and Left towards
        the center and Turn Single to the right back to places.

3rd Figure
A5 1-8 All Right Hand Turn with partner half way round and Set Right and Left to
       partner; all Left Hand Turn with contrary once and a half, finishing with the
       ladies facing the wall and the men facing their partner's back.
   9-16 Passing back to back with contrary, all take four slips to the left and four
        back again passing face to face; all Set Right and Left to contrary and Turn
        Single to the right.
A6 1-8 Giving both hands to contrary, all Half Poussette, the men pushing to start;
       all Circle Left once round.
   9-16 Giving both hands to partner, all Half Poussette again with the men pushing
        first; all Set Right and Left to partner and Turn Single to the right.
        All honor partners.

“Kitty Alone” is one of the very few cabins for a single person at Pinewoods.

HAMBURGER SPECIAL

Duple minor progressive longways, all proper

A 1-2 1st couple turn three-quarters with both hands into a diagonal
      line of three with 2nd woman, 1st man between the two women.
  3-4 They all face 2nd man, make a double arch and balance.
  5-8 Arches move forward and back, while 2nd man goes back-to-back
      right shoulder with 1st man, under the arches.
B 1-4 All circle once round to the left, finishing with 1st couple
      improper in the top place and 2nd couple in original place.
  5-8 1st couple half figure-eight through 2nd couple and lead down
      center into progressed place, 2nd couple casting up.

Pat composed this dance in New York in 1974 with the American hamburger chain and its golden arches in mind. He set it to the traditional tune, “McDonald's Reel.”

instructions_without_music_pines.txt · Last modified: 2025/01/24 03:34 by mar4uscha