| 1. Lead around, set and swing |
lead around in Country hold (8 Takte), face partner and dance in place (4 Takte (3 s)) then swing in waltz hold (4 Takte)
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16Takte
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| 2. top couples: Ladies chain |
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8 Takte
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| 3. top couples: set and swing |
face partner and dance in place (4 Takte (3 s)) then swing in waltz hold (4 Takte) |
8 Takte |
| 4. 1st top: house across |
house around inside with leaving the lady beside the 2nd top gent while the 2nd couple stand in place
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8 Takte
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| 5. Advance & Retire |
1st gent holding the ladies inside hands, 2nd gent their outside hands. The formation advances, retires and advances (6 Takte) and as partners drop hands and the gents fall back to place the ladies dance beside their opposite gent hands still held (2 Takte). New couples advance, retire and advance and the ladies turn to face each other and form a little christmas (8 Takte) (meist in abgewandelter Form: Die Ladies fassen auf die Schultern der Gents) |
16Takte |
6. Swing four
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Dancing the "Little Christmas" (6 Takte) and fall back to place (2 Takte)
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8 Takte
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9. house across
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for 2nd top couple, leading the "three-and-one" now |
24Takte |
12. Sides repeat
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sides repeat 3 to 10, 1st side (on the left) starting
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96Takte |