Ding, Dong, the Witch Is Dead
Duple improper                                                                                     October 24, 2000
Martha Wild 

A1    Women do-si-do (or gypsy or allemande right as well)
        Women swing (unisex style or Galway swing)

A2    Men allemande right 1 Ā½ 
        Men Galway swing* 

B1    Balance and swing your partner

B2    Half a hey, women start right shoulder (Alternate: right and left through)
        Women chain across


* Men's Galway swing is done with a hold that provides some personal space. The men maintain the right allemande hold, and they cup
the other man's right elbow with their left hand, this makes for a very strong and stable, tetrahedron-like hold and a powerful
swing. This swing also appears in Smog Check.

This contra was written for a Halloween dance. The āDing, Dong, the Witch is Deadā riff from āThe Wizard of Ozā is fun to throw
into a tune if the band knows it. Originally written with the womenās role doing a unisex swing, but why should the menās role have
all the fun? You are at liberty to have both roles do the same swing. Womenās role allemande right is a little more odd from the
position it is starting in though. 


[Alan sez: Just say swing and let them work it out.]