This is dance #2653 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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Ashokan Bridge

by Don Flaherty

Permission: full

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
Progression: Single

Figures:

A1

(4) Neighbor balance

(12) Neighbor swing

A2

(6) Circle left 3/4

(10) Partner swing

B1

(8) Circle left 1

(8) Roll the barrel:

(4) Form cloverleaf: Keeping hands joined, ones arch, twos dive; twos turn away from each other, bring hands over heads

(4) Unwind cloverleaf: Keeping hands joined, twos arch, ones dive; ones turn away from each other, bring hands over heads

B2

(8) Women allemande right 1 & 1/2

(4) Balance wave of four (NL,WR)

(2) Neighbor allemande left 1/2

(2) Walk forward to N2

Calling Notes:

Note B1 arching happens across the set.
Appearances: Slapping the Wood, p 4