EVA THREE STEP
From Hugh Rippon's "The Willow Tree"
He says: long popular in the north of England and in Scotland since at least
the end of the nineteenth century.

32-bar 6/8 marches, steady tempo.  (He gives "Hills of Glenorchy" and "The
Skye Boat".)

Formation: couples in a circle facing counter-clockwise, man on the inside.

A1:  Partners take three steps forward and away from each other 
     (man left, woman right) and clap.
     Partners change places (man going behind woman) and clap.
     Partners change places again (woman going behind man) and clap.
     Partners walk toward each other (two steps) and take ballroom hold.

B1:  Couples take two bouncy chassay steps CCW and two back.
     Couples then dance round with a pas-de-bas (or polka or two-step)
     step.

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Eva Three-step
(England)

 Eva Three-Step is an old time English ballroom dance. It was taught to Miss
Lucile Czarnowski by Mr. Harold Evans, an old time English Ballroom Master, who
lived in Victoria, B.C.

 MUSIC:
 Records: Capitol CASF 3083 "The Teddy Bears' Picnic".
 Kismet 148 "The Teddy Bears' Picnic".
 Columbia DX 1257 "Eva Three Step". (Not currently available)
 London 353 (Not currently available)
 Hector 2748, Old Timer 8096

 FORMATION:
 Cpls in double circle, both facing LOD (CCW). W to R of M. Inside hands joined
shoulder height, with elbows bent.

 STEPS:
 Walk, two-step*, step-swing*.

 MUSIC 4/4

 I. WALK AND CROSS

 Measure 1
 Beginning with outside ft, walk fwd three steps (M-LRL, W-RLR) (cts 1,2,3),
touching free toe on floor near instep of supporting ft (ct 4).

 Measure 2
 Still facing LOD, exchange places with three steps (M-RLR, W-LRL), (cts
1,2,3), W crossing in front of M. Pause, touching free toe near instep of
supporting ft (ct 4).

 Measure 3
 Ptrs again exchange places with three walking steps (M-LFL, W-RLR). M move
diag fwd to L passing in front of W, W move diag fwd to R (cts 1,2,3). Pause,
touching free toe to floor near instep of supporting ft (ct 4).

 Measure 4
 M move fwd, W fwd with three steps (M-RLR, W-LRL) to meet and face each other
(cts 1,2,3). Pause (ct 4).

 NOTE: Throughout all of Fig I. M and W face LOD.

 II. TWO-STEP, STEP-SWING, TWO-STEP TURN

 Measure 5
 Beginning M L, W R, turn away from each other (M to L, W to R) with 2
two-steps.

 Measure 6
 Facing each other, join both hands, M step on L, swing R across L (cts 1, 2);
M step on R swing L across R (cts 3,4). Simultaneously W dance counterpart.

 Measure 7-8
 In closed pos, take 4 two-steps turning CW and travelling CCW.