Sleigh Ride
Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra; Leroy Anderson; The Andrews Sisters; many others 1948
  (Square Tunes 1025)   Brian Hotchkies
 
two columns

OPENER - CLOSER    Basic - SSD Week 1

(Check vocal for alternate patter, and Brian's "Grand hug" during trail-out tag.)

(Pre-cue) Join up hands, circle left
Just hear those sleigh bells jing-a-ling
A-ring-ting, ting-a-ling, too

Four men star by the right
It's one time around, meet your corner you do
Allemande left and weave the ring
Outside the snow is falling
Swing a little girl and promenade
*Come on it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you

FIGURE    Basic, corner progression

(Pre-cue during the last four beats of previous line) Heads right & left thru
Turn a little lady, two ladies chain across you know
Send her back, flutter wheel
You pick him up, bring him back
Then back away, sides square thru
Four hands around, meet your corner
Swing this girl and promenade
*We're gliding along to a song
In a winter fairy land


MIDDLE BREAK    Basic - SSD Week 4

(Pre-cue) Sides face grand square
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, let's go
Let's look at the show
We're riding in a wonderland of snow

Allemande left and weave the ring
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, it's grand
Swing your girl and promenade
*We're gliding along to a song
In a winter fairy land


*Note: The melody of this dance has two parts, which alternate every 64 beats, so it is necessary to alternate the promenade patter.

Data page: https://www.ceder.net/recorddb/viewsingle.php?RecordId=12692
Cue sheet: https://www.ceder.net/recorddb/cuesheet.php?RecordId=12692
Lyrics:    https://www.ceder.net/recorddb/lyrics.php?LyricsId=1397