A novice starts with empty head
When he attempts a dance to learn,
But after failures and missteps
Excitedly, he waits his turn.
I now refer to the Dog Branch
In which you swing incessantly;
Indeed, it is a boist'rous dance,
It's round and round, repeatedly.
You do-si-do your corner, and
Your partner, do the same, also.
You form a line, go up and back;
You circle left; return, then, home.
The trouble is, the couples are
Denominated ones and twos;
If you forget which one you are,
You'll be engaging in wrong moves.
What I remember most, I've found,
When one's or two's are called to swing,
You and your partner: round and round
Most certainly exhil'rating.
Just be for certain: stop and think;
Ask, "am I one, or am I two?"
'Cause if you, at the wrong time, swing
The set will have a laugh on you.
Despite this hazard to my pride,
I must acknowledge this is true:
Of all the dances that there are,
I most enjoy this dance with you.
Thoughts generated by the barn dance (in a gym) celebrating the birthday of Naddy, the Settler's daughter.
2 comments:
Oh I love this dance, it's one of my favorites! But... like you said, remembering if you are a one or a two can some times make you look like quite the fool! When we attended your chuch last September and had that impromptu dance outside I believe this is one of the dances we did, and there was an odd amount of couples, so during part of the dance me and my partner (Diah) were a two, then a one! LOL! Talk about confusing!
Indeed, switching from a one to a two, or vice versa, when one reaches the "top" or the "bottom", is one of those things that makes one have to think about whether one is a one or a two.
The biggest problem I had, though, was hearing the caller, to know what came next. I suppose that the more often I do the dance, the better I will get to know it, and won't have the problem as much.
I hope! :)
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