EL COYOTE
"Dances of Early California" - tune in book
28-bar waltz, but could easily be 32.
Dance is mentioned by early California writes as a dance that was performed
at home celebrations where the dancers were well known to each other.  No
detailed description was given, but it was similar to this one in general
pattern.  This one is actually from Honduras.

Formation: Any number of couples join hands in a single circle, woman on the
           right.  An odd person, man or woman, is in the center of the 
           circle; that's El Coyote.

A1: 1-8:  With hands joined in the ring, circle right for eight waltz steps.
          El Coyote waltzes freely around the ring, spotting the next prey.

A2: 1-8:  Circle left for eight, El Coyote keeps prowling. 
          (It's rather fun to howl, sniff, etc.)

B: 1-12: Everyone, including El Coyote, takes new partners from the circle.
         Leftover person goes into the center while others waltz round;
         whoever's left goes into the center.

"In the haste to secure a partner it sometimes happens that a man will take a
man, or a woman a woman for a partner, which is all part of the fun and adds 
to the jollity of the dance" says Czarnowski.