SPANISH WALTZ
"Dances of Early California"
(From Los Angeles, but music from Pacific Grove.  Also done to "Sobra Las Olas"
("Over the Waves).)
8x tune = 1x dance.  Maybe do twice?

Can be done in either Sicilian Circle formation or as a scatter "find another
couple"; when you find one, stand about four feet off from the other couple,
woman on the right of her partner.  Join hands in front, left with left, right
with right, left arms above.  ("Skater's Waltz.")

              
                INTRO
1-32:  In closed position, waltz around the room, finish facing another couple
       in skater's waltz position.

       FIGURES: I 

       WOMAN CIRCLE PARTNER

1-4:   Let go right hands, keep left; she circles CCW around him in four 
       waltz steps while he does waltz balances, starting left.  As she
       goes, she does one complete turn left under the joined arms, starting
       with second waltz step.

       WOMAN CROSSES OVER

5-8:   Keeping hold of left hands, woman take right hands with opposite man.
       Arms are raised; two women change places under raised arms, passing
       left shoulders and turning to the left.  Lower the arms.


       ALL CIRCLE LEFT

9-16:  In this cloverleafy circle, circle clockwise (left) with eight 
       small waltz steps.

 
       CHANGE THE STAR

17-18: Raise the arms; women, turning to their right, return to original 
       positions by own partners with the waltz steps.

19-20: Men turn once in place under raised arms to own left, with two 
       waltz steps.

21-24: Women change places as in 5-8.

       ALL CIRCLE RIGHT

25-32: In this new star formation, circle right with eight waltz steps.

       ALL WALTZ

1-32:  With partner, waltz around for 32 bars, returning to same couple
       and same place.  (Go wherever works, depending on the room and the
       circumstances.)


       FIGURE II


       BALANCE IN PLACE

1-4:   Take left hands in front, right hands behind (courtesy turn position,
       or back-cross-grasp.)  Take four waltz balance steps, starting left.
       (Note that man takes 16 waltz balance steps in a row.)

       WOMAN CHANGES TO PARTNER'S LEFT

5-8:   With hands still joined, women with four waltz steps turns right and
       passes in back of partner finishing at his left side, while 
       he takes four waltz balance steps starting left.

       BALANCE IN PLACE

9-12:  Both take four waltz balance steps starting left.

       WOMAN RETURNS TO PARTNERS RIGHT

13-16: Women with four waltz steps turn left and cross behind partner 
       returning to his right side, while he takes four waltz balance steps
       starting left.
       

       WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT

17-24: Shoulder/waist hold: Man places right hand at right side of woman's
       waist; she places right hand on his right hand and left hand on his
       right shoulder; he places his left hand on her left hand.  Both
       start left foot to make one complete turn in place CCW; finish with
       two waltz steps in place.

25-32: Keep that hold, turn clockwise.

       Man drops right hand and keeping woman's left in his left hand turns 
       her to the right under raised left arms to face him; take closed waltz
       position.

       ALL WALTZ

1-32: Waltz around the room, returning to same place and couple.

      FIGURE III

1-32: Repeat Figure II (Balance, other side, Balance, other side, wheel)

      ALL WALTZ WITH OPPOSITES

      Just before the long waltz, man turns partner to the right to face
      opposite instead of of left to face him.

1-32: Waltz around the room, returning to same place and couple.


      FIGURE IV

      WOMAN CIRCLES PARTNER

1-4:  Just like Figure I; she orbits him holding left hand.

      WOMEN CIRCLE MEN AND WALTZ ROUND

5-32: Keep hold of that left hand.  Men reach diagonally across to take
      right hand and kneel on left knee, still holding left hand and keeping
      it high, and above the right hand.
      Women, holding skirts with right hands (and probably fluttering them
      to show the pretty petticoats), make most of a circle CCW, in eight waltz
      steps.  When they get opposite partner, men stand and waltz away
      with original partner.


Let's say we repeat once.