This is dance #5586 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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Dark Vanessa

by Martha Wild

Permission: full

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
Progression: Single

Figures:

A1

(4) Women walk forward; form long wave in center

(4) Women balance long wave in center

(4) Men walk forward; form long wave in center || Women fall back

(4) Men balance long wave in center

A2

(8) Men allemande left 1 & 1/4

(4) Partner star promenade 1/2 (ML)

(4) Partner butterfly whirl counterclockwise

B1

(8) Women do-si-do

(8) Partner swing

B2

(8) Ladies chain to neighbor

(8) In long lines, go forward and back

Appearances: website Wild
VariantVideos:
B2: Circle left 3/4; neighbor swing
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B2: Long lines; ladies chain
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