SNOWBOUND 
(For Susan Murrow, commemorating the big storm of 1/22/2005)
Alan Winston, 1/25/2005, with some help from Sharon Green and 
Gary Roodman's suggestion to rework the second half of the B.
32-bar waltz, longways duple minor
Tune: "Boda Waltz", played AB (not as written)
Note: Very expansive.


A: 1-4: first corners gypsy right 1.25 into diagonal line across 2nd diagonals;
         take left hand with partner, right with corner
         (Line is W1 M1 W2 M2; Women face up, men face down)
    5-6: all set in waltz time r&l 
    7-8: partners turn by left hand about ONE THIRD

   9-12: second corners gypsy LEFT into diagonal line across 1st diagonals
         and take RIGHT hand with partner, LEFT with corner
           WHILE
         first corners walk CW (the way they're facing) past home and CURVE
         BACK back to present right hand into the  line; 
  13-14: all set in waltz time r&l
  15-16: partners turn by RIGHT hand about HALFWAY to IMPROPER place.

B: (As in A1 of "Cold and Raw", pretty much)
    1-4: 1s (optionally) keeping hold of right hand, lady in the lead 
         (she can back up,
         trail the hand, or do whatever her fancy pleases) 
         cast below W2 (who rolls up),
    5-7: 1s 1/2 figure eight around M2 (who rolls up)
      8: ALL right-hand utrn halfway  proper, progressed, place);
         1s may keep right hand if they like.

[some prefer this as a no-hands chase; I like the crack-the-whip effect and
the ability of the person behind to avoid collisions if hands are involved]

   9-12: CCW half-poussette (original first corners push)
         and finish facing same-sex neighbor into
  13-16: left hand turn 1.5 with same-sex neighbor, propelling first corners 
         into the next round.

         [Emphasize that this turn is a complete turn, not exiting early;
         leaves 2nd corners facing out and they have to turn around.]


Presentation tip:

Before starting walk-through, get them into the first diagonal line of four;
this makes it much easier to understand the destination of the gypsy.  The
second diagonal line then falls out naturally.

The more room the better.  Choose two lines rather than one crowded one.