Toots’ Trio
Formation: Lines of three people facing lines of three people in a wagon spoke formation around the hall
Music: “Freight Train” on TNT 107
Download RTF file: Toots’ Trio
Prompts:
Intro or
57-64 – – – -; Circle six to the Left;
1-8 – – – -; – – – -;
9-16 – – – -; – – Centers DoSaDo;
17-24 – – – -; With the diagonal right DoSaDo;
25-32 – – – -; With the diagonal left DoSaDo;
33-40 Left end slide right; everybody Forward and Back;
41-48 – – – -; Single File Promenade to the right;
49-56 – – – -; On to the next and face right;
57-64 – – – -; Circle six to the Left;
Description:
1-16 The two lines of three join hands and Circle Left all the way back to the original facing position.
17-24 The center people DoSaDo the center person in the opposite line.
25-32 The center dancer DoSaDo the end dancer diagonally to the right and in the opposite line.
33-40 The center dancer DoSaDo the end dancer diagonally to the left and in the opposite line. The DoSaDo finishes with the left end person sliding to the right to become the center person in the line as the previous center person backs up into the left hand person’s vacated slot.
41-48 The lines of three go Forward and Back
49-64 Each line of three face right and Single File Promenade around the opposite three and onto a new line of three to finish with another right face turn to face the new line of three. This move swaps the ends of the lines.
Choreography by: Bob Howell
Source: Printed in Dancing For Busy People, page 224 and in the CDP Journal, April 1996
Usage: Although the choreography looks simple, each part must be completed on time and the only place to catch up is during the Forward and Back.
Background: This dance was adapted by Bob Howell from a dance used by Irvin “Toots” Tousignant. The rotation of the dancers gives each person the opportunity to be the center person as the dance sequence repeats.
Triplet Version of Toots’ Trio
Prompts:
Intro or
57-64 – – – -; Circle six to the Left;
1-8 – – – -; – – – -;
9-16 – – – -; – – Centers DoSaDo;
17-24 – – – -; With the diagonal right DoSaDo;
25-32 – – – -; With the diagonal left DoSaDo;
33-40 Left end slide right; everybody Forward and Back;
41-48 – – – -; – – Pass Thru and U-Turn Back;
49-56 – – – -; – – Forward and Back;
57-64 – – – -; Circle six to the Left;
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