This is dance #3073 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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The Ladies Lead

by David Kaynor

Permission: full

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
Progression: Single

Figures:

A1

(8) As couples, go forward and back (along the set)

(8) Neighbor allemande left 2

A2

(4) Neighbor swat the flea

(4) Star left 1/2

(2) Single file promenade counterclockwise around the major set to shadow

(6) Star left 3/4 [with shadow]

B1

(4) Partner balance

(12) Partner swing

B2

(8) In long lines, go forward and back

(6) Circle left 3/4

(2) Twos arch, ones dive

Appearances: Give-and-Take, p 121
David Kaynor: Living Music and Dance, p 266