This is dance #4571 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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Swing Both Ways {original version}

by Tom Calwell

Permission: full

Status: deprecated

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
Progression: Single

Figures:

A1

(8) Men allemande left 1 & 1/2

(8) Partner allemande right ?; form wave of four with someone in center

A2

(4) Balance wave of four (PR,?L)

(4) Slide right (past P)

(8) Centers swing, trading places || Outsides orbit clockwise 1/2

B1

(4) Partner balance

(12) Partner swing

B2

(6) Circle left 3/4

(10) Neighbor swing

Calling Notes:

In A2, centers finish the swing next to partner.
Appearances: website Calwell archive