Hi Neighbor 
Formation:  Circle of couples in open position facing line of dance with inside hands joined. 
Footwork: Opposite throughout, man starts with left foot and lady starts with right foot.
Music:  “Hi Neighbor” on Square Dancetime SD-500 or Jewel 700

Prompts: 
Intro or
	9-16	- - - -; - - Forward four;
	1-8 	- - Slide, Slide; - - Forward four;
	9-16	- - Slide, Slide; - - Back away 3 and Clap; 
	17-24 	Together 3 and Clap with Partner; - - Back away 3 and Clap;
	25-32	Diagonally right to new Partner, “Hi”; - - Forward four;

Description:
	1-8	Couples walk forward four steps turning on the fourth step to join hands and slide sideways twice down line of dance (side, close, side, close). 
	9-16	Repeat beats 1-8. 
	17-24	Back away from partner three steps, men toward center (COH) and lady toward wall.  Man steps back L, R, L and touches floor with R toe (lady steps back R, L, R and touches floor with L toe).  Clap own hands once as toe touches floor. Walk together, 2, 3, clap partner’s hands and touch the floor with the toe on count 4 (man R, L, R, touch L; lady L, R, L, touch R).
 	25-32	Back away again (man L, R, L, touch; lady R, L, R, touch) then turn diagonally to face a new partner to the right.  Walk diagonally right to new partner (man R, L, R, touch; lady L, R, L, touch).  On the last count as new partners touch, both say “Hi” to each other then start the dance over (do not clap).. 

Choreography by:  Jack Murtha, California
Source:  Printed in Dancing For Busy People, page 258.  Also printed in Community Dance Program Handbook. 
Usage:  This is a simple mixer with just a bit of footwork. 
Variation described in Dancing For Busy People:
During counts 17-24 back away and walk diagonally to the right to a new person.
Then do that again in counts 25-32 to another new person. 
This page from http://dances.callerlab.org (CALLERLAB Dance Resource).