This is dance #987 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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The Three Swing Circus

by Peter Foster

Permission: full

Status: deprecated

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
Progression: Double

Figures:

A1

(8) Circle left 1

(8) Neighbor swing

A2

(8) In long lines, go forward and back

(8) N2 neighbor swing

B1

(8) Facing star clockwise 3/4 [with N3] (ML, WR, free hand with partner)

(8) Partner swing

B2

(8) Hole-in-the-wall trade with neighbor N3:

(3) Go forward

(2) N3 neighbor right shoulder round 1/2

(3) Fall back from neighbor N3

(2) Shift right with partner

(6) Circle right 3/4 [with N2]; turn alone

Appearances: website Foster archive