I Don’t Know Why

Formation: Couples in a single circle, all hands joined and facing the center of the hall
Music: “I Don’t Know Why”, Lloyd Shaw LS E-37 or other singing call.

Download RTF file: I Don’t Know Why

Prompts:
Intro or
57-64   – – – -; – – Circle Left;
    1-8   – – – -; – – Circle Right;
  9-16   – – – -; Everybody Forward and Back;
17-24   – – – -; Just the Ladies Forward and Back;
25-32   – – – -; Face the Corner and Dosado;

33-40   – – – -; – – – Swing;
41-48   – – – -; – – Promenade and Sing;
49-56   – – – -; – – – -;
57-64   – – – -; – – (Circle Left);

Description:
    1-8   All join hands and circle to the left for eight steps.
  9-16   Circle right for eight steps.
17-24   All walk forward three steps and touch on the fourth count, then back up three steps and touch on the eighth count.
25-32   Just the ladies walk forward three steps and turn half around to their right on the fourth count, walk back out to face their corner.

33-40   Corners Dosado.
41-48   Corners Swing ending with the lady on the right facing line of dance.
49-64   Promenade for sixteen steps singing the refrain of the song.

Choreography by: Ken Kernen, Phoenix, Arizona
Source: CDP Journal, August 1992
Usage: This is a great opening mixer for a Party Dance.

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