THE PUGILIST
Ron Coxall, 1998.
Barnes 3: 2/4 (104), AABA, F major Sicilian circle
Ron Coxall, Roles, 1999.
Music:
Heather Bexon, "Box Your Ears", 1998.


A1 1-2 Partners side-step: right-close, right-close.
   3-4 Partners forward a double.
   5-6 Partners side-step: left-close, left-close.
   7-8 With new neighbors circle left halfway.

A2 1-2 Partners side-step: left-close, left-close.
   3-4 Partners forward a double.
   5-6 Partners side-step: right-close, right-close.
   7-8 With original neighbors circle right halfway.

B 1-2 Balance the ring in and out.
  3-4 Men roll your neighbor (left-hand woman) into partner's place.
  5-8 Neighbors back-to-back.

A3 1-4 Men arm left once and a half.
   5-8 Partners swing. End facing new neighbors.

- Ron Coxall sets the tempo at 126 beats per minute.
- To paraphrase one of Jack Handey's deep thoughts: Boxing is a lot like English country
dancing, except there is no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.
- Couples are boxing in A1 and A2.

dances from Barnes Three
Assembled by Robert Messer, December 29, 2010

difficulty: 2
energy level: 4