OXO Reel

Formation: Proper Contra Lines of 6 couples. All men in a line on the prompter’s left and all the ladies in a line on the prompter’s right. This dance should work just as well for any partner combinations.
Music: “Lemon Tree” on Jewel 704

Download RTF file: OXO Reel

Prompts:
Intro or
57-64   – – – -; Everybody Forward and Back;
    1-8   – – – -; First couple slide (sashay) to the foot;
17-24   – – – -; New first couple slide (sashay) to the foot;
25-32   – – – -; – – Circles and Stars;

33-40   – – – -; Reverse the Circles and Stars;
41-48   – – – -; Foot two couples sashay back;
49-56   – – Same two Promenade; to the foot and others Swing;
57-64   – – – -; Everybody Forward and Back;

Alternate 49-56:   Separate and Promenade Single file, Others Swing

Description:
    1-8   Long lines Forward and Back.
  9-16   The first couple joins both hands and slides to the foot of the set.
17-24   Everybody Forward and Back.
25-32   The new top couple joins both hands and slides to the foot of the set.

33-40   The top two couples Circle Left, the middle two couples Star Left and the bottom two couples Circle Left.
41-48   Everyone reverses direction to Star Right in the middle and Circle Right on the ends.
49-56   The foot two couples slide back to the head of the set.
57-64   The same two couples Separate and Promenade Single File to the foot of the set while the other four couples Swing.

Choreography by: John Tether
Source: Printed in CDP Journal, August 1993; Dancing For Busy People, page 150
Usage: The OXO Reel is a challenging dance because each couple is dancing a different part depending on where they are located within the set. Because there are only six couples, and the groups of four dancers are kept together, this version is a good dance for introducing the duple concept. This dance is one of several OXO Reels. Also see OXO Alternate.

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