Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
Bessie Smith (1927) 1871
  (Retro Squares 1)   Rich Sbardella
 
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OPENER   

Allemande left your corner, run home and swing your own
Swing your partner 'round, then promenade you roam
Promenade that ring, everybody sing
There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight

FIGURE   

Couple #1 (2,3,4)
First couple (lead) right and you circle four hands 'round
Go on the next and you circle six hands 'round
Go on to the last and you circle eight hands 'round
There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight, (Corner)
Dosado, your corner dosado (partner)
Dosado, your partner dosado (corner)
Allemande left your corner, grand right & left you go
There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight, (Meet your own)
Dosado, step up and swing
Swing your partner 'round, then promenade around the ring
Promenade that ring, everybody sing
There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight

NOTES

Dance description:
Couple #1 will lead to the right and circle left once around.
Gent one drops hands with Lady #2 and brings Couple #3 into a circle of six.
That group circles once around and Gent #1 lets go of Lady #3 and brings Couple #4 into the group.
Once the circle of eight is formed, the dance is basic choreography.
(The prompts in parenthesis are optional helper words, and they help the dance flow smoothly.)

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Cue sheet: https://www.ceder.net/recorddb/cuesheet.php?RecordId=21066
Lyrics:    https://www.ceder.net/recorddb/lyrics.php?LyricsId=385