This is dance #1309 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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Old as the Hills

by Ted Sannella

Permission: full

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
Progression: Single

Figures:

A1

(8) In long lines, go forward and back

(8) Men give-and-take partner

A2

(8) Partner swing

(8) Men allemande left 1 & 1/2

B1

(7) Neighbor promenade counterclockwise around the major set

(2) Neighbor turn as couples

(7) Neighbor promenade clockwise around the major set

B2

(4) Balance ring

(4) Circle left 1/2

(8) Neighbor swing

Appearances: Swing the Next, p 104
Give-and-Take, p 130
1990 RPDLW syllabus, p 28
VariantVideos:
Give-and-take and partner swing all in A1. Everything else shifted earlier by 8 counts, with 16-count neighbor swing in B2
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