B2 Women pick up partner in star promenade three fourths;
Men who are approaching now link left elbows to star promenade partner three fourths;
Butterfly whirl on own side to start
The second couple with whom you star promenade is the couple with whom the dance starts again
Notes:
Technical:
This dance is easier than it sounds. It has proved good for mixed level dancers because
beginners can get into it, and the flow and unique quality of the dance keeps experienced
dancers interested.
The consecutive star promenades need a bit of space.
About the origin and title:
The Santa Barbara Country Dance Society has a festival every Memorial Day weekend, the
Sprung Floor Dance Festival. It's a nice one! We have one of the best dance floors in the
United States. It's unavailable on Saturdays, so we take advantage of it on Sundays. The
Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, we dance on it from noon to midnight. This dance was written
for the 1992 festival.
It's my thought that we need to start honoring those who make peace, rather than those
who make war. The title is a quote from the famous pacifist, A. J. Muste. It's one of those
apparently simple thoughts, but it goes to the heart of the matter. So this dance is to
memorialize those alive and dead who find peace in their hearts, and spread it through the
world.
You can find many of the dances I've written along with many essays on dancing in my books - see my home page.
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