Better Than the Alternative

by: Louise Siddons

formation: Solo/couple

Partners begin diagonally across from one another on the right diagonal (facing across the set, your right hand is closer to your partner).

A1 8
circle left 3 places single file
8
ladles chain (there are no roles in a solo dance; partners chain each other)
A2 8
circle right 3 places single file
8
ladles left-hand chain (there are no roles in a solo dance; partners chain each other)
B1 8
right left through (both people cross and pull their left shoulder back to wheel around)
8
partners do si do once on the diagonal
B2 8
right left through (both people cross and pull their left shoulder back to wheel around)
8
partners do si do once on the diagonal ⁋

Originally written as a solo dance in/for a Wednesday Walkthrough workshop (https://scissortail.org/siddons/wednesdays.html). The title refers to the choice we have been faced with during the pandemic of dancing alone or not dancing at all.

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