Common in central and northeast Missouri. Good for intermediate dancers.
Call | Explanation |
Couple number one, balance and swing | |
Lead out to the right and form a ring | Couple one circle up four with couple number two |
Leave her be and circle three | Gent 1 leaves lady 1 to form a line of three on the side with couple 2, and goes to couple 3 to form a ring of three |
Put her on your right and circle four | Gent 1 steals lady 3, puts her on his right, and circles 4 with couple 4 |
Gent number one go home alone | Gent 4 and Ladies 3 and 4 are in a line of 3 at the side, facing the line of three formed of gent 2 and ladies 1 and 2. |
Forward up six, six fall back | Two lines of three go forward and back |
Two gents do-si-do, right hand high and left hand low, and on to the next you go | Lone gents do si do, gents in the lines raise the right hand and pass the left hand lady under. Each lady joins the lone gent who has just do-si-doed to form new lines of three perpendicular to the original lines. (lines of three now at the heads of the square) |
Two gents do-si-do, right hand high and left hand low, and on to the next you go | Lone gents do si do, gents in the lines raise the right hand and pass the left hand lady under. Each lady joins the lone gent who has just do-si-doed to form new lines of three perpendicular to the original lines. (lines of three now at the sides of the square) |
Two gents do-si-do, right hand high and left hand low, and on to the next you go. Everybody home, everybody swing. | Lone gents do si do, gents in the lines raise the right hand and pass the left hand lady under. Each lady should be headed toward her partner for a swing. |
Break | A “break” is performed between repetitions of the figure. After the break, the figure will repeat, starting with the second couple, then another break, then the third, and so on. |