Happy Circle

Formation: Couples facing couples around the hall like spokes of a wheel
Music: “Make Someone Happy”, TNT 192; or “Happy Heart”, Desert 38

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Prompts:
Intro or
57-64   – – – -; Join hands and Circle Left;
    1-8   – – – -; – – Circle Right;
  9-16   – – – -; – – Opposite Dosado;
17-24   – – – -; – – Partner Swing;
25-32   – – – -; – – Star Right;

33-40   – – – -; – – Star Left;
41-48   – – – -; – – Forward and Back;
49-56   – – – -; – – Pass Thru;
57-64   – – – -; – – Circle Left;

Description:
    1-8   Each four dancers join hands and Circle to the Left 8 beats.
  9-16   Each four dancers Circle to the Right 8 beats.
17-24   Each pair of facing dancers Dosado.
25-32   Dancers turn to face their Partner beside them and Swing, ending facing their original direction.

33-40   Each four dancers make a Right-Hand Star and turn it for 8 beats.
41-48   The dancers quickly turn toward the center of the star half around and rejoin hand holds to Star Left for 8 beats ending in their original starting position.
49-56   Each partner pair of dancers moves forward toward their opposite pair three steps and touches on beat four then the pair backs up three steps and touches on beat 8.
57-64   Dancers Pass Thru (pass right shoulders with opposite) and move on to the next couple.

Choreography by: Bob Howell, Ohio
Source: Dancing For Busy People, page 230

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