Scones and Tea

Formation: Couples facing couples around the hall like spokes of a wheel
Music: “Lighted Sconce”, LS-338

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Prompts:
Intro or
57-64   – – – -; – – Star Right;
    1-8   – – – -; – – Star Left;
  9-16   – – – -; Two Ladies Dosado;
17-24   – – – -; Two Gents Dosado;
25-32   – – – -; As Couples Dosado;

33-40   – – – -; – – Circle Left once around;
41-48   – – – -; – – Swing your Partner;
49-56   – – – -; Pass Thru on to the next;
57-64   – – – -; Facing couples Star Right;

Description:
    1-8   Facing couples make a Right-Hand Star and turn it for 8 beats.
  9-16  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.
17-24   The two ladies facing on a diagonal to their left do a Dosado.
25-32   The two gents facing on a diagonal to their right do a Dosado.

33-40   The dancers in each couple work as a unit and Dosado around the other couple. Couples can link arms or put arms around each other’s waist.
41-48   Same four Circle Left once around back to their original facing positions.
49-56   Partners Swing with each other and finish facing the opposite couple.
57-64   Dancers Pass Thru (pass right shoulders with opposite), and move on to the next couple.

Chorography by: Ken Kernen
Source: Dancing For Busy People, page 229; also printed in CDP Journal, November 1993
Usage: This dance is similar to the group of Sicilians that all begin with
Circle Left and Circle Right. It is also a classic. Also see Cecily Circle.

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