Cast Away Waltz
Two-couple waltz country dance
USA
Alan Winston, 3/8/2002

(Standard couples-on-the-side, woman-on-the-right formation, big set.)


(In a double)
A1: 1-2: Partners lead in to meet neighbors
    3-4: Cast away from partner back to place facing partner
    5-8: Right shoulder gypsy partner, finish facing partner
A2: 1-2: Neighbors lead in to meet partners
    3-4: Cast away from neighbor back to place facing neighbor
    5-8  left shoulder gypsy neighbor, finish facing in to set.

B1: 1-2: women change places (diagonally) passing right shoulder
    3-4: men change places (diagonally) passing right shoulder
    5-8: all four right-hand-star once round (women start right foot, men left)

B2: 1-8: move into closed waltz position with partner
         and go round the other couple 1.5, finishing at home,
         facing partner.

(Siding)
A1: 1-2: Partners meet, right shoulder to right shoulder
    3-4: Cast away from partner (that is, cast left) back to place
    5-8: Partners LEFT shoulder gypsy, finish facing neighbor 

A2: 1-2: Neighbors meet, left shoulder to left shoulder
    3-4: Cast away from neighbor (that is, cast right) back to place
    5-8: Neighbors RIGHT shoulder gypsy, finish facing in to set


B1&2  as above


(Arming)
A1: 1-2: Partners right hand turn halfway finishing facing in orig direction
    3-4: Cast left back to place
    5-8: Gypsy partner LEFT shoulder, finish facing neighbor
A2: 1-2: Neighbors left hand turn halfway finishing facing in orig direction
    3-4: Cast right back to place
    5-8: Neighbors gypsy RIGHT shoulder

B1&2 as above