AN EARLY FROST
Philippe Callens 2000
NIB     Duple Minor
waltz time, somewhat melancholy, somewhat confusing.
Tune: "Midwinter Blossom" by Bob Pasquarello, 1989, 3/4, E minor
Source: Belgian Boutades (Philippe Callens, AADS, 2002)

A: 	1-2 	L-file (men) turn single over R-shoulder
    	3-4 	Partners R-hand turn halfway
    	5-6 	R-file (men)  (now on L-file) (women's line)
                turn single over L-shoulder
    	7-8 	Partners L-hand turn halfway
    	9-10 	All turn single over R-shoulder
    	11-14 	R-hands across once round easing out to face neighbor
    	15-16 	Neighbors pass R-shoulder and face partner

B: 	1-2 	All set to partners
    	3-4 	Partners cross R-shoulder (keeping eye contact) (HITW)
    	5-8 	Circle 4-hands once round
    	9-12 	Half pousette clockwise (1st diagonals forward)
    	13-16 	Ones cross R-shoulder and cast into progressed place while 
                twos 2-hand turn halfway and chasse up center to progressed 
                place

Strafford Ball version:
* An Early Frost (longways, duple proper)
(Philippe Callens, Belgian Boutades) Tune is in triple time.
A1. Both M turn single R, Ptnrs R hand turn half; 
    both W turn single L, Ptnrs L hand turn half.
A2. All turn single R, R-hands across once, easing out to face neighbor, 
    pass through.
B1. All set to ptnr, ptnrs cross R sh; circle L once;
B2. half pousette (1M,2W fwd), 1s cross & go below WHILE 2s 2-hand turn half,
    then take 2 side-steps up middle.