Category: With Some Footwork

Island in the Sun

Island in the Sun is a 32-count circle mixer with Walk Forward, Back Away, Side Touch, and Star Right. Because of the required opposite footwork it is a bit tricky.

March 31, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Dottie Welch In Circle Dances, Circle Mixers, Partners Stay Together, With Some Footwork No Comment

Hernando’s Hideaway Tango

Hernando’s Hideaway is a simple 32-count mixer with a tango feel. It is danced by a circle of couples. The calls include, walk, run, and side draw.

March 31, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Dottie Welch In Circle Dances, Circle Mixers, Partners Stay Together, With Some Footwork No Comment

Children’s Polka

Children’s Polka is a variation on a traditional German folkdance. Calls are Slide In and Slide Out, Claps, and Dosado.

March 31, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Dottie Welch In Circle Dances, Circle Mixers, Partners Stay Together, With Some Footwork No Comment

All Spice Mixer

All Spice Mixer is a simple 32-count dance for couples facing into a circle. Circle Left and Right with some Side Close footwork; Ladies forward and Curtse; Gents forward and Bow and back out to right.

March 31, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Dottie Welch In Circle Mixers, With Some Footwork No Comment

Ten O’Clock Mixer

Ten O’Clock is a delightful 64-count circle mixer using Heel and Toe footwork and two concentric circles moving in opposite directions. The other calls are Forward and Back, Left Arm Turn, and Swing.

March 31, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Dottie Welch In Circle Mixers, With Some Footwork No Comment

Pumpkin Mixer

Pumpkin Mixer is a 32-count double circle (gents outside, ladies inside) mixer using claps, arm touch, hip bumps, stamps and a sideways progression.

March 31, 2014 March 20, 2019 By Dottie Welch In Circle Mixers, With Some Footwork No Comment

Jiffy Mixer

This is a simple and delightful 32-count mixer, but it needs appropriate music.

February 17, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Bob Riggs In Circle Mixers, With Some Footwork No Comment

Haystack Mixer

Haystack Mixer is especially apropos for a square dance party because of the charming barn-dance-theme lyrics. This is a couple dance with Walk forward turn around an back up, Vine apart, and make a Haystack.

February 6, 2014 February 16, 2021 By cladmin In Circle Mixers, With Some Footwork No Comment

C. J. Mixer

C. J. Mixer is named for choreographers Calvin & Judy Campbell, Colorado. Written to preserve an excellent piece of music. Danced mostly by couples in Varsouvianna position with Stars to change partner.

February 6, 2014 February 16, 2021 By cladmin In Circle Mixers, With Some Footwork No Comment