Social games and group dances; a collection of games and dances suitable for community and social use . g consists of girls andboys, the girl should be on the boys right, or on theinside of the circle. 166 GROUP DANCES I. Walking and Skipping Partners join inside hands, take eight walkingsteps in the line of direction, hands swinging easily. 4 eight skipping steps in the line of direction. 4 A. II. Circle Left and Right All face center and join hands, forming a singlecircle. Take eight slides to the left and eight slides tothe right. 8 meas. Music B. III. Sliding Still rem
Social games and group dances; a collection of games and dances suitable for community and social use . g consists of girls andboys, the girl should be on the boys right, or on theinside of the circle. 166 GROUP DANCES I. Walking and Skipping Partners join inside hands, take eight walkingsteps in the line of direction, hands swinging easily. 4 eight skipping steps in the line of direction. 4 A. II. Circle Left and Right All face center and join hands, forming a singlecircle. Take eight slides to the left and eight slides tothe right. 8 meas. Music B. III. Sliding Still remaining in a single circle, partners faceeach other (Fig. 30). Number One (boy) will haveleft side toward center of circle, and Number Two(girl) will have right side toward center of take four slides to the left. This will take the boytoward center of circle, girl away from center, 2 meas. Take four slides, returning to place. 2 meas. All take four slides to the right, girl slidingtoward center of circle, boy away from center. 2 meas. Take four slides, returning to place. 2 meas. Music FIG. 3( FIG. 31 FIGS. 30 AND 31. RING DANCE RING DANCE 167 IV. Leap and Change Link right arm with partner, left hand shouldbe held high (Fig. 31). Take eight leaping steps,circling around partner, leaping first on left foot. 4 meas. Link left arm with partner, right hand held high,take six leaping steps circling around partner inopposite direction, leaping first on left foot. Onthe seventh and eighth counts partners unlink armsand progress to new partners. Boys will progresscounter-clockwise, girls clockwise. 4 meas. Music B. At the end of this figure dancers should imme-diately fall into place by the side of new partners,being careful that Number One (boy) is on theoutside of the circle, and Number Two (girl) is onthe inside. Dance may be repeated as often as desired, witha new partner each time. 168 GROUP DANCESHOW DO YOU DO? ifiif:iLsi!^^ •f =°^gp- •^——0—t—I- ^===^
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