This is dance #673 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.
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River Rafting
by Orace Johnson
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Calling Notes:
Forming two-leaf clover:
Keep hands held together.
Face neighbor
Men raise right hand, women left hand
Women turn clockwise 1/2 while sliding to neighbor's left
Trade the clover:
Keep hands together
Women slide back to back while men turn in place to reverse clover
"In the initial two leaf clover all four people are in line across the
set, women on the inside. The one man and two woman are together,
facing up and the two man and one woman are together, facing down.
Men's left hands are behind their neighbor's back and right hands are
across their front. Women's hands are crossed in front. Everyone is
facing counter-clockwise to turn the clover.
Then the clover shifts. Women slide back to back and men turn around
in place counter-clockwise, with no raised hands. This puts partners
together, facing clockwise.
The two leaf clover is an old square dance figure that I borrowed for
this dance. I do not know its origin."
Appearances: |
Midwest Folklore and other dances, p 78
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