This is dance #11591 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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Pirates Across the Atlantic

by Andrea Nettleton

Permission: full

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
Progression: Single

Figures:

A1

(14) Woman one figure eight down. Man one follow

(2) Woman one cross the set

A2

(14) Woman two figure eight up. Man two follow

(2) Woman two cross the set; form wave of four

B1

(4) Balance wave of four (NR,ML)

(4) Men allemande left 1/2

(8) Partner swing

B2

(4) Balance ring

(4) Neighbor roll away (W roll R, M stay put)

(8) Neighbor swing

Calling Notes:

An adaptation of the English Country Dance "Dancing Across the Atlantic" by Loretta Hotlz.

In A1, Woman one starts by going clockwise around woman two. Man one waits a beat or two, then follows directly behind partner.
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