A Good Gal Is Hard To Find
Marion Harris (1919); Bessie Smith (1927) 1918
  (El Dorado 301)   Ron Welsh
 
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OPENER - CLOSER    Basic - SSD Week 1

Circle left
A good gal is hard to find, you always get that other kind
Left allemande the corner lady, dosado your own
Four ladies promenade, go one time around
Go home and swing, go round and then
Left allemande, come back and promenade again
A good gal now-a-days is hard to find

FIGURE    Mainstream - SSD Week 12, corner progression

Heads square thru 4 hands you go
Around the corner lady do a dosado, make a wave
Recycle then, sweep 1/4 more
Right & left thru, turn the girl, then square thru
3/4 round, your corner swing
Swing that lady round then promenade again
A good gal now-a-days is hard to find

MIDDLE BREAK    Basic - SSD Week 11

All four ladies promenade go round the ring
Box the gnat, then give your man a swing
Join hands and circle left, go movin' round you go
Left allemande, come back and weave the ring you go
When you find a good one you better treat her right
You're gonna swing your lady, promenade tonight
A good gal now-a-days is hard to find

FIGURE (ALTERNATE)    Plus, corner progression

Heads square thru 4 hands you go
Around the corner lady do a dosado, make a wave
Single hinge, split circulate once and a half (to a diamond)
Diamond circulate, flip the diamond
Fan the top, go right & left thru
Slide thru, swing the corner, promenade
A good gal now-a-days is hard to find

TAG

I'm telling you true
A good gal now-a-days is hard to find

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