Sorry,  I forgot that I have scanned images of my cards so I can check before I 
go home.

I misremembered, the dance as I have it from Robert Cromartie is called “Dixie 
Gal”.

The note about the Dixie Twirl move is:
  Dixit Twirl: don’t let go!  Left-most leads under arch made by right-most 
pair to other side, right-most
  sweeps across to other side.  Inverts the line, left-most down is left-most 
up.

This is kind of like a “Right Hand High, Left Hand Low” except that it’s a line 
of 4, not just 3 (usually a gent and 2 ladies).
I suppose it’s open to interpretation as to whether the “4 vs. 3” distinction 
warrants a different name for the move.

I’ve also heard it described as a “California Twirl for couples”.

I got it from Robert, don’t know when.  I see that it’s published in Give and 
Take, my copy of which is at home.  There
may be more explanation there (or rather, less?).

-Eric

Eric Black
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On Jul 23, 2014, at 12:29 PM, Dave Casserly via Callers 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Yes, that's my interpretation as well (or, in Keith's words, "W2 Dixie twirls 
> the two M, while W1 lets go and turns alone").
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> So while the rest of the line is turning itself inside out, W1 is not 
> involved at all?  I thought W1 was part of the inversion, thus ending up on 
> the R end of the line once it was facing up. I was having the same confusion 
> Keith was.  So to clarify, lines of 4 down the hall after the N swing.  W2 
> (2nd from the L) raises R hand to swap the gents, while W1 simply turns to 
> face up.  At the end of this maneuver all are next to their partners in the 
> line o' 4, ready for to come back up the hall and swing.  Have I got that 
> right?
> Kalia
> 
> 
> On 7/23/2014 10:34 AM, Dave Casserly via Callers wrote:
> Ahh, I see: it's the A1/A2 where there's confusion.  It's the second
> *lady* who does the right hand high, left hand low.  So, after that
> 
> move, she is facing up the set, with her neighbor in her left hand, and
> her partner in her right hand.  The first lady is on the left end of the
> set, facing up.  So the balance and swing is on the side of the set, not
> in the middle.  The gents do NOT stay in the same place after the down
> the hall; they switch places with each other when coming up.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Keith Tuxhorn <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 
>     A1/A2... I'm on the outside, holding my N's R hand... With the Dixie
>     twirl, I'm still in that spot. When we bend the line, my P and I are
>     above the 2s, in reversed position.
>     B1: All are swinging in the center of the set. When the swing
>     finishes, all are back to IMP position where they started.
>     B2: With one petronella, I move to the side with my P. When I CA
>     twirl, I'm turning with a N to progress.
> 
>     In B1, if the M cross to their P and swing, then you progress the
>     wrong way. Is the instruction left out in B1 "W cross to P"... ?
> 
>     Keith
> 

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