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ID:185
Title:The American Summer
Formation: LW duple improper
Summary:Mirror back to back
Mirror turn
Promenade hey (lead couple)
Lead down, lead back and cast
Lines forward and back
Partners swing
Music:Tour of Puget Sound
CDs:We Love Contra Dances by Pat Spaeth, Phil and Vivian Williams
Keep on Swinging/Everybody Swing by tape
Author:Philippe Callens
Sources:From a Belgian Yankee Caller
Dansnieuws (NVS)
Dance the Winter Away
Website: www.library.unh.edu/special...

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