HOT TIME IN THE OLD TIME (American)

COSTUME - girls wear white blouses, round neck, puff sleeves and full skirts. Boys wear denim of khaki trousers and gingham shirts.

MUSIC - is composed of one part of sixteen measures.

COUNT - one, two to a measure.

FORMATION - square set


DIRECTIONS

(a) Couple 1 goes to couple 2 and joins hands with them, the two couples circle left.

(b) Boy 1 releases the hand of Girl 2 and adds couple 3 to the circle as they continue to circle. The three couples circle left.

(c) Boy 1 releases hand of Girl 3 and add couple 4 to the circle as they continue to circle. The four couples circle left.

(d) All Boys allemande left with their corners. Release hands, Boys walk past their own partners, passing R shoulders, but not touching them. Each Boy joins R hand with R hand of Girl on his right and do an allemande right (for Boy 1, this would be Girl 2, Boy 2 with Girl 3, Boy 3 with Girl 4, Boy 4 with Girl 1).

(e) Release hands, Boys walk back passing their own partners by L shoulders, not touching them. Each Boy joins L hand with L of his corner and allemande left again. Release L hands and join R hand with partner's R and all do a Grand Right and Left.

(f) When meeting partners half-way, Boys do-si-do with partner and swing her around. Promenade back to home positions.

(g) Repeat all (a-f), couple 2 starting.

(h) Repeat all (a-f), couple 3 starting.

(i) Repeat all (a-f), couple 4 starting.