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Mississippi Mud Dance

Figure 1:  Bachelor’s Button
Two steps on the spot and then straight across, passing right shoulders, turn to the right and come back on 1 of the next eight, right shoulders again noisily, turn right and move in close enough to clap.

Chorus
Clap right/partner/left/partner/right left right left with partner. Then repeat leaving out the very last clap.  Swing, a quarter turn each step hop, dropping back on 7 to partners place.  Repeat on other side and swing back.

Figure 2:  Stars and Stripes
Middle four right and left hand stars, joining on one, fists up on two.  Arms down on 7, join left on 8 and outside fist up again on 1 of next 8;  down on 7 and drop back to place. Outside 4 dance diagonally away from set on first step hop, turn right on second and dance all the way round and back to place.

Chorus

Figure 3;  Ordinary Reel
Top couple face down and everyone else up.  Top couple start reel by passing right shoulders with 2nd, left with 3rd etc.  A rule to remember, when you get to the end you turn and come back in right shoulder.

Chorus
Last swing round for 7 to end facing up and down in one line.

Figure 4:  Zig Zag
Right and left etc.  When you get to the end one zig to turn and back in to right.  No 2 leads off when back to their place. OY

Other dances:
Birds A Building    Cross Hand Polka  Broom Dance

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