This is dance #1291 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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Be My Valentine

by Ted Sannella

Permission: full

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Becket
Progression: Single
Direction: CCW

Figures:

A1

(4) Men allemande left 1

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

(8) Partner swing

A2

(8) Circle left 1

(8) Hands-across star right 1

B1

(8) Ladies chain to neighbor

(8) Ladies chain to partner

B2

(6) Partner promenade clockwise around the major set

(2) Partner turn as couples

(8) Partner promenade counterclockwise around the major set to N2

Appearances: Swing the Next, p 66
Give-and-Take, p 94
Legacy, p 81
The New Century Collection, p 27
website contradb.com
website Stewart
American Square Dance, vol 1991, no Feb, p 42 (Sicilian)
CDSS News, no 86, p 8
Oglebay Institute Syllabus, vol 1996, no Fall, p 27
Videos: 1 2 3
VariantVideos:
Starts in B2. A2: Circle left; circle right
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