Pacheco Pass
3/2 (106), (AABB)4, E minor 4-couple longways
Bob Green, 2017.
Childgrove Dance Video Archive, dancevideos.childgrove.org
Music:
Ladies at Play, 2017.
Barnes 3 (p152)

A1 1-2 Partners lead up, change hands, and back up.
   3-4 Partners lead down, change hands, and back down.

   5-8 Ones turn right, half gypsy right with neighbor, half gypsy left with next neighbor, 
      and half gypsy right with bottom neighbor.

A2 1-8 Current neighbors pass right for a hey-for-four.

B1 1-3 Hands-eight circle left.
     4 Turn single left.
   5-7 Hands-eight circle right.
     8 Turn single right.

B2 1-4 Partners back-to-back once and a half.
   5-7 Partners two-hand turn once and a half.
     8 Partners face up, take inside hands, and acknowledge.

The tune was composed by the Ladies at Play (Shanda McDonald, Miranda Arana, and Kathy
Dagg) as they were traveling through Pacheco Pass in California. The tune and the dance were
inspired by the gentle curves winding through the pass.
Dances from Barnes Three
Assembled by Robert Messer, May 5 2019

difficulty: 2
energy level: 2