Sanita Hill Circle

Formation: Couples facing couples around the hall like spokes of a wheel
Music: “Every Street’s a Boulevard”, Chaparral 3507 (slowed a bit)

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Prompts:
Intro or
57-64   – – – -; Join hands and Circle Left;
    1-8   – – – -; – – Circle Right;
  9-16   – – – -; – – Opposite Dosado;
17-24   – – – -; – – Partner Dosado;
25-32   – – – -; – – Star Right;

33-40   – – – -; – – Star Left;
41-48   – – – -; – – Forward and Back;
49-56   – – – -; – – Pass Thru;
57-64   – – – -; – – Circle Left;

Description:
    1-8   Each four dancers join hands and Circle to the Left 8 beats.
  9-16   Each four dancers Circle to the Right 8 beats.
17-24   Each pair of facing dancers Dosado.
25-32   Dancers turn to face their Partner beside them and Dosado.

33-40   Each four dancers make a Right-Hand Star and turn it for 8 beats.
41-48   The dancers quickly turn toward the center of the star half around and rejoin hand holds to Star Left for 8 beats ending in their original starting position.
49-56   Each partner pair of dancers moves forward toward their opposite pair three steps and touches on beat 4 then the pair backs up three steps and touches on beat 8.
57-64   Dancers Pass Thru (pass right shoulders with opposite) and move on to the next couple.

Choreography by: Ed Durlacher, New York
Source: Honor Your Partner, 1949
Usage: This is an early version of a commonly used framework for simple Sicilian Circle dances. This is highly recommended as a very successful and satisfying dance.

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