hook: Partners swap sides each time through; no roles.
by: Louise Siddons
formation: Becket
In this dance, you will use the hand connected to the person you will swing immediately prior to the swing as your pointy hand. Partners swap sides (AND ROLES IF USING THEM; note this dance was designed to be role-free) each time through the dance.
| A1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | circle right 4 places
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing ⁋
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“Arky”, from the square dance Arkansas Traveller, was used in the late 20th c to indicate figures done from the place of the other-role dancer. Kyriarchy is the set of systems and hierarchies that uphold heteropatriarchy and other oppressive social systems.