THE MEANING OF YOUR SIGH Written August 2022 after New London Assembly, talking with Susan De Guardiola about cotillion figures specifically her having figured out 'poussette simple', longways duple minor improper https://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/~winston/mydances/apw/the_meaning_of_your_sigh.pdf Bm, 3/4 works to "The Meaning of Your Sigh" by Corwin Zekley (and I have his permission). Revised at Woodshed 3/13/2023, Dance Kitchen 3/21, tested and kept at Woodshged 4/11. A 1-2: Partners face, take two hands; first corners draw straight out for two bars. 3-4: first corners let go their right hand and raise the other hands in an arch, first corners go forward under own left arm and both face direction of progression holding same hands. 5-6: Travel forward two open waltz steps (away, toward); 7-8: Turn single forward (like a cloverleaf); at end, partners face and take two hands. 9-10: Original second corners (OSC) draws in for two bars, to progressed place. l1-12: OSC (now in first corner place) turn under own left arm to face into the foursome. 13-14: The ones who just went under cross right shoulder 15-16 the others cross LEFT shoulder to face partner B music 1-4: Partners long right shoulder back-to-back (1s finish close, facing down, briefly taking near hands; 2s face up) 5-8: 1s split 2s for mirror shoulder round into ... 9-12: 1s cross down, 2s cast up for half a double figure eight. (All home.) 13-14: Circle four half-way, 15-16: Partners two-hand turn halfway to own side; retain hands for the next round.