Jefferson and Liberty
Formation:  This was originally written for contra lines with 1, 3, 5 etc. active but not crossed over.  Because of the “Right and Left Thru” it is easier to dance with the actives crossed over.  
Music: Originally danced in the early 19th century to an Irish Jig called “The Gobby-o”.  For a traditional feel try “March of St. Timothy” on LS-338 (record is called “Lighted Sconce”).

Prompts: 
Intro or
	57-64	- - - -; - - Circle Left;
	1-8	- - - -; - - Circle Right; 
	9-16	- - - -; - - Right-hand Star;
	17-24	- - - -; - - Left-hand Star;

	25-32	- - - -; Active couples down the center and turn alone;
	33-40	- - - -; Return and Cast Off; 
	41-48	- - - -; Right and Left Thru across;
	49-56	- - - -; Right and Left back;
	57-64	- - - -; - - Circle Left;

Description:
	1-8	Each group of four dancers Circle to the Left for 8 steps.
	9-16	The same four dancers Circle Right back to their original facing positions.
	17-24	The same four dancers make a Right-hand Star and turn it for 8 beats.
	25-32	The same four turn around and Star Left back to their original position. 

	33-40	Active couples walk down the center of their line towards the foot of the hall for six short steps, then those dancers turn alone on beats 7 and 8. 
	41-48	Active dancers come back up the center and Cast Off with the inactive dancer who was just below them.  (To Cast Off the two dancers turn side by side three-quarters around, with the active dancer moving forward and the inactive dancer moving backward.  This ends in long facing lines with the active dancers below the inactive dancers.)
	49-56	The same group of four dancers do a Right and Left Thru across.  If dancing as an Alternate Duple this is a right hand pull by followed by a Courtesy Turn.  If dancing as a Proper Duple this is a Pass Thru and wheel counterclockwise as a couple.  
	57-64	The same four dancers repeat the action of 49-56 to come back across the set. 

Progression:  When a couple has no one to dance with, they are neutral for one sequence.  During this time they turn around as a couple (or individually if dancing as a Proper Duple) and change their role -- at the top Inactives become Active, at the bottom Actives become Inactive.  

Variation:  Another option for the action in beats 49-64 is to use a Square Thru Four, which removes any debate about which way to Courtesy Turn or Wheel Around.  (Square Thru Four begins with a right pull by and continues for a total of four pull bys alternating right and left hands.  Dancers turn individually one-quarter in at each corner of the box.  In this case everyone should be facing the next group of four dancers after the last pull by.)  

Choreography:  Traditional Dance from the early 19th century.
Source:  Contra Dancers of Hawaii website.   

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