Dry Bones The Famous Myers Jubilee Singers; Deep River Boys; Fats Waller; Kingsmen; many others 1928 | (Hi Hat 5168) Marty Firstenburg |
FIGURE (twice for heads, twice for sides) Mainstream, corner progression
Head couples pass thru and promenade halfway you do
Side two square thru go 4
Four hands around, swing thru and then
Spin the top, do the right & left thru you do
Square thru 3/4 round the ring and then
Swing the corner girl around and promenade that ring
Dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk around
Dem bones, dem bones gonna promenade
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
Now hear the words of the Lord
MIDDLE BREAK Mainstream - SSD Week 11
Four gents star by the left
Go once around in the middle of the set
Turn your partner by the right, left allemande and weave
Dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk around
Dem bones, dem bones gonna promenade
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
Now hear the words of the Lord
Four ladies star by the left
Go once around in the middle of the set
Get back home and swing your man once around and then
Allemande with the corner girl
And come on back and box the gnat
Slide thru, back away and then
CLOSER
Heads square thru in the middle and get four hands
Sides face, grand square, heads cloverleaf and around you go
Heads pass thru, then cloverleaf one more time
Come down the middle, square thru and get 3 hands
Three hands around and then allemande left with the corner girl
Come back and box the gnat, four ladies promenade
Inside the ring you go and turn your partner by the right
Once and a half to the corner, left allemande and then
Come back and box the gnat, and then slide thru