Ladies Chain Sicilian

Formation: Couples facing couples around the hall like spokes of a wheel
Music: “Get on My Love Train” on Red Boot 178

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Prompts:
Intro or
57-64   – – – -; Join hands and Circle Left;
    1-8   – – – -; – – Circle Right;
  9-16   – – – -; – Two Ladies Chain;
17-24   – – – -; – – Chain Back Dosado;
25-32   – – – -; (Left hands are in) Star Left;

33-40   – – – -; – – Star Right;
41-48   – – – -; – – Opposite Dosado;
49-56   – – – -; – – Pass Thru and move on;
57-64   – – – -; On to the next and 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   The Two Ladies Chain across (right pull by and Courtesy Turn with the opposite Gent).
25-32   The same Two Ladies Chain back to their partner.
33-40   Maintain the left hand hold of the Courtesy Turn and reach in to make a Left-Hand Star.
41-48   The dancers quickly turn toward the center of the star half around and rejoin hand holds to Star Right for 8 beats ending in their original starting position.
49-56   Each facing pair of dancers do a Dosado.
57-64   Dancers Pass Thru (pass right shoulders with opposite) and move on to the next couple.

Choreography by: Dottie Welch, 2009

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