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Lovely Lane Chain

by Bob Dalsemer

Permission: full

FormationBase: Four Facing Four
FormationDetail: Improper
Progression: Single. Swap sides

Figures:

A1

(6) Ladies chain to opposite neighbor (along the set)

(6) Ladies chain to partner (along the set)

(4) Partner roll away (W roll L, M side-step R)

A2

(8) In lines of four, go forward and back

(8) Opposite neighbor do-si-do

B1

(1-4) [Ends] Opposite neighbor balance

(5-16) [Ends] Opposite neighbor swing

(1-8) [Center four] Star right 1

(9-16) [Center four] Star left 1

B2

(10) Grand right and left (PR;C1L;C2R;C3L)

(6) Partner swing; face N2

Appearances: website Dalsemer
Legacy, p 110
website ACDOL
American Dance Circle, vol 2009, no Sep, p 16
American Dance Circle, vol 2010, no Mar, p 21 ("Lovely Lane Change [deprecated]")
CDSS News, no 58, p 5
New England Caller, vol 2010, no Mar, p 4 ("Lovely Lane Change [deprecated]")
1996 RPDLW syllabus, p 20 ("Lovely Lane")
Videos: 1 2
VariantVideos:
No opposite do-si-do. Everything else moved up 8 beats for a longer partner swing
1 2