Up a double, Siding, Arming
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Butterfly Whirl

Bars: 4.

At the end of a star promenade, the dancers drop hands in the center and then couples twirl around their common center to progressed places.

History

The earliest example I know of comes from Erik Hoffman's There Is No Way To Peace; Peace Is the Way from 1992. But I don't know that that's the earliest.

Some dances which (probably) use this figure

See Also

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