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Fiddling Frog Contra

Duple Improper

A1	Down the hall four in line (actives in center) (4) Actives allemande right (4) Half hey, starting neighbors passing left shoulders (8)
A2	Up the hall four in line (actives in center) (4) Actives allemande right (4) Half hey, starting neighbors passing left shoulders (8)
B1	Balance and swing neighbor (16)
B2	Long lines forward and back (8) Actives swing (8)

This dance is a variation on "Hickman's Hey". It was named for the drawing of a frog playing the fiddle that serves as the logo of the California Dance Co-Operative. I wrote it after attending a "Fiddling Frog" contra dance weekend, which also takes it's name from this logo. This dance is included in the book "(southern) California Twirls" edited by James Hutson and Jeffrey Spero. Shortly after writing this dance, I was inspired to compose an accompanying tune which became the "Fiddling Frog Polka"