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