Snakes Are On the Move
By Rick Mohr; September 2, 2010
Contra, Duple Improper
Level: Intermediate

Form:IC Figs:NB&S;CL.75,PAR1.5;H4H,PS;MC,NAL,PullByNN,NNNAL:

A1: Balance and swing neighbor (16)
A2: Circle left 3/4 (8)
    Allemande right with partner 1 1/2 (8)

B1: Half hey (men pass left shoulders to start) (6)
    Swing partner (10)

B2: Men cross, passing left shoulders (2)
    Allemande left with neighbor (6)
    Pull by next neighbor with right hand (2)
    Allemande left with neighbor #3 (6)
    (return to neighbor #2 to begin again)


Rick writes:
Continuous movement for all make this a crowd pleaser, especially when the
dramatic B2 buildup / A1 release is matched by a killer buildup and release in
the music.

The allemande left in B2 may be unexpected. I say "Men, you're going to do two
things by the leftâcross the set passing left shoulders, and allemande left
with your neighbor."

Before the Fire Ant Frolic one year I enjoyed a memorable camping trip with
Crowfoot in the Texas hill country. Pulling into Pedernales Falls State Park
(pronounced "PER-duh-NAL-us") we asked the ranger, Dolores Fenton, if there was
anything we should watch out for at the campsite. "Well," she said in her fine
texas drawl, "SNAKES are ON the MOVE!"