From: Mike Briggs
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016
Subject: Waltzing to Iowa

Waltzing To Iowa as danced in Madison Wisconsin 2016

"Waltzing To Iowa", a  circle  waltz  mixer,  being  danced  at  the  Madison
Wisconsin Scottish Ball, with music by O'er The Border (available for ECD and
SCD gigs), on March 12 2016.  Called by Doug Schneider, who wrote the  dance.
I'm on piano in the band (O'er the Border).  The tunes are The Iowa Waltz, by
Greg Brown, and When You and I Were Young, Maggie.  Quoting Doug: "Some other
YouTube  videos  show  some  incorrect  moves  in  the dance: this version is
correct.  Videography by James Horton.

WALTZING TO IOWA - dance instructions:

   A 32-bar Waltz for couples in a circle.
   Couples facing center of circle, nearer hands joined.

 1 - 4
   Waltz towards center of circle with nearer hands joined for two  bars  and
   retire for two bars.
 5 - 8
    Turn  toward partner to face out of the circle and waltz away from center
    with nearer hands joined for two bars and retire for  two  bars.   Finish
    facing partner.
 9 - 12
    Gypsy  with partner, dancing around each other back to place, keeping eye
    contact but no hands joined.
13 - 16
    Right hand turn with partner.
17 - 18
    Retaining right hands with partner, link left hands with neighbor to form
    a large circle with men facing in and women facing out; everyone balances
    right and left.
19 - 20
    Change places with neighbor using the left hand.
21 - 22
    Retaining left hands with neighbor, link right hands with new  person  to
    form  a  large  circle  with men facing out and women facing in; everyone
    balances right and left.
23 - 24
    Turn neighbor with left hand halfway.  Finish facing partner.
25 - 28
    Dance back-to-back with partner.
29 - 32
    Pass partner by the right shoulder; turn new partner with  two  hands  to
    face center of circle, nearer hands joined.