This is dance #3583 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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Spanish Circle Waltz

by Traditional

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FormationBase: Sicilian Circle
FormationDetail: Improper
Progression: Single
PhraseStructure: 4*8*3 (waltz)

Figures:

A1

(6) As couples, go forward and back (along the set)

(6) Neighbor star through

(6) As couples, go forward and back (across the set)

(6) Partner star through

A2

(6) As couples, go forward and back (along the set)

(6) Neighbor star through

(6) As couples, go forward and back (across the set)

(6) Partner star through

B1

(12) Star right 1

(12) Star left 1

B2

(24) Partner waltz counterclockwise 1 & 1/2 around neighbor

Appearances: The Contra Dance Book, p 116
The Country Dance Book, p 153 ("Spanish Dance")
Howe 1858, p 88 ("Spanish Dance")
Howe 1862, p 125
website contradb.com
American Dance Circle, vol 1998, no Dec, p 16
American Square Dance, vol 1947, no Dec, p 14 ("The Spanish Waltz")
American Square Dance, vol 1956, no Aug, p 8 ("Spanish Circle")
New England Caller, vol 2015, no Dec, p 26 ("Spanish Waltz")
Sets in Order, vol 1953, no 6, p 34 ("Spanish Circle")
Sets in Order, vol 1981, no 3, p 30
1996 RPDLW syllabus, p 30 ("Spanish Dance")
Oglebay Institute Syllabus, vol 1992, no Fall, p 29
OtherNames: Spanish Waltz
VariantVideos:
A1, A2 are box the gnats. B2 is a waltz promenade
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B2 is a waltz poussette
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B2 is a waltz promenade
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