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Thread #57789 Message #910819
Posted By: open mike
15-Mar-03 - 03:09 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Dance tunes Haymakers, Strip the Willow
Subject: RE: Origins: Dance tunes Haymakers, Strip the Will
THE DANCE FIGURE STRIP THE WILLOW CONSISTS OF A COUPLE SWINGING AT THE TOP OF A LINE OF DANCERS, AND THEN SWINGING WITH EACH DANCER IN THE LINE AS THEY PROGRESS DOWN THE LINE, ENDING UP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LINE. ("TOP" REFERS TO CLOSEST TO THE MUSICIANS OR STAGE OR FRONT FO THE ROOM, AND "BOTTOM" IS..WELL..THE OPPOSITE) COMING BACK TO THE MIDDLE TO SWING THEIR PARTNER BETWEEN EACH "NEIGHBOR SWING"