Basic Part 2
Box the Gnat
Links: Define – Standard – Analyze – Module – Teach – Other
Teaching Some Extended Applications:
Heads Box the Gnat and Pass Thru,
Separate Around One to a Line,
All Box the Gnat, Dosado, and Star Thru,
Patter: Allemande Left new Corner, Forward two, Boys into an Allemande Thar,
Slip the Clutch, Left Allemande, Promenade
Singer: Allemande Left new Corner, Come Back and Promenade
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Heads Box the Gnat and Pass Thru,
Separate around Two to a Line,
Same genders Half Sashay,
Couple in the Center Half Sashay, All Half Sashay
(With the one you are facing) Box the Gnat and Pass Thru,
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing Corner and Promenade
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Swat the Flea:
The left-hand version of Box the Gnat is called Swat the Flea.
Dancers join and raise their left hands to make an arch; these hands remain connected throughout the call. In one smooth motion dancers Left Pass Thru and turn around:
• The woman turns right and goes under the arch.
• The man turns left and walks forward around the woman.
Normal Facing Couples Zero: Box the Gnat, Change Girls, Swat the Flea, Change Girls, Box the Gnat, Change Girls, Star Thru
(Change Girls is a gimmick call that means the boy should let go of one girl and look at the other to begin the next call.)
Heads Swat the Flea and Left Pass Thru,
Separate Around One to a Line,
Forward and Back,
Right and Left Thru and Half Sashay,
Swat the Flea, Left Pass Thru, Wheel Around,
Patter: Pass Thru, Allemande Left, Home
Singer: Corner Swing and Promenade