Basic Part 1
Arm Turns
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Traditional Square Dances:
ARKANSAS TRAVELER
FIRST FOUR GO FORWARD AND BACK
Couple 1 and 3.
FORWARD AGAIN IN THE SAME OLD TRACK
Repeat
TURN YOUR OPPOSITE RIGHT HAND AROUND
Gent 1 turns lady 3, gent 3 turns lady 1. Use a forearm grasp.
PARTNERS LEFT AND LEFT HAND AROUND
All turn partner, left forearm around.
CORNERS RIGHT AND RIGHT HAND AROUND
All turn corner, right forearm around.
PARTNERS LEFT AND LEFT HAND AROUND
All turn partner, left forearm around.
AND PROMENADE YOUR CORNERS
Promenade new partner to gent’s home position.
Repeat call for couples 2 and 4.
Repeat from beginning until ladies are returned to original positions.
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SALLY GOODIN’
(CD Journal February 2004)
(see Burleson’s #725)
The original dance was a Memory Game of names for the four ladies:
Sally Goodin’ is the Right Hand Lady
Partner is your Taw
Opposite Lady is the Girl from Arkansas
Corner is Old Grandma or Mother-in-Law
There are many variations – here is one with modern terminology:
First Gent turn his Right-hand Lady by the Right Hand Around
Then his Partner by the Left
Next turn the Opposite Lady by the Right
Then back to Partner by the Left
And now your Corner by the Right
Everybody Swing your Partner
Promenade all
Repeat figure for Second, Third, and Fourth Gent
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RIGHT HAND GENT WITH THE RIGHT HAND ROUND
Wes McVicar’s #24
First Lady go out to the right
The right hand gent with the right hand round
Right hand round, right hand round
Partner with the left as you come down
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Now the left hand gent with the right hand round
Right hand round, right hand round
Turn your partner left hand round
And birdie in the centre seven hands round
Now you jump right up and come right down
Oh seven hands round and seven hands round
Everybody home and you all swing
Swing them east and Swing them west
Swing the girl you love the best
Repeat for 2nd, 3rd and 4th lady then all four ladies at once.