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Do What the Twos Say

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FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
Progression: Single

Figures:

A1

(8) Neighbor do-si-do

(8) Ones swing

A2

(4) Ones lead down

(4) Ones turn alone

(4) Ones lead up

(4) Ones cast off

B1

(16) Twos' choice: Any 16-count figure that finishes where it starts

B2

(8) In long lines, go forward and back

(8) Twos do-si-do

Calling Notes:

Maybe by Cammy Kaynor and Sue Dupre?
In "Contra Dance Programming", Tom Hinds describes this as a Steve Zakon-Anderson variant of a dance called "Equality Jig".

Edit: There are alternates that have the twos swing in the B2.
Appearances: The New Century Collection, p 36
Contra Dance Programming, p 17 ("Equality Jig")
Don Armstrong's Dance Workbook, p 16
Oglebay Institute Syllabus, vol 1994, no Spring, p 10
SharedWeight ("Do What the 2's Say") (4/1/2012)