This is dance #12264 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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New Zealand Sheepskin

by Bill Baritompa

Permission: full

FormationBase: Triplet
FormationDetail: Proper
Progression: 312
PhraseStructure: 8*8*2

Figures:

A1

(16) Men sheepskin hey

A2

(16) Men sheepskin hey (continued)

B1

(16) Men go clockwise around women's line, back to men's side (men finish 312)

B2

(8) Neighbor allemande right

(8) Neighbor allemande left

2A1

(16) Women sheepskin hey

2A2

(16) Women sheepskin hey (continued)

2B1

(16) Women go counterclockwise around men's line, back to women's side (women finish 312)

2B2

(8) Partner allemande left

(8) Partner allemande right

Calling Notes:

The Sheepskin Hey comes from the Playford ECD dance "Picking Up Sticks".

Description for men's Sheepskin Hey:
Man one in lead, men trace the path of a hey for four around women. Begin by looping clockwise around top woman. When bottom man passes middle woman, he continues looping up around middle woman, taking the lead in the line of men.

Two more times, trailing man retakes the lead of the men's line heying around the stationary women. Finish with men's line going up around top woman
Appearances: SharedWeight
Videos: 1