hook: long down the set and back in a simple setting
by: Chip Hendrickson (Hugh Stewart Variation)
formation: proper
| A1 | 8 | ones down the outsides and turn alone
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| 6 | ones up the outsides
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| 2 | ones pass by right shoulders
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | circle right 4 places
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| B1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ones swing and face up to end proper ⁋
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While the ones are going down and back, the twos may perform a meltdown swing to fill the 16 counts where they would otherwise be stationary. At the beginning of the dance, the ones need to very deliberately peel off from their partners after facing up rather than facing down and going from there unless they wish to bypass the cross over at the end of the A1. This has the flavor of an English Country Dance cast, though that term usually refers to the assisted figure known in ECD as a gate when used in a Contra context.
As a historical note, the original version of this dance did not feature a partner swing at all, instead using a ones allemande right 1½ at the end of the B2. Additionally, it was set in a triple rather than duple minor formation. This construction is not recommended in a modern Contra setting, but is worth acknowledging as an artifact of a less swing-obsessed, more "elegant" time (1978, to be precise). In that same vein, one should also note that the title coincides with the name of a tune. This is, in fact, the tune for which this dance was written, further adding to its traditional flavor.