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    Do-Se-Do: The American Play-Party Song

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    The document describes the folk dance "Do-Se-Do" and provides instructions for how to perform the dance. It originated from Vera Summers of Snyder, Oklahoma and was documented by Benjamin Botkin. The dance is performed in longways formation with couples facing each other. The steps include couples meeting in the center and backing up to place, turning corners with right and left hands, swinging with both hands, and promenading around while joined hands.

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    Do-Se-Do: The American Play-Party Song

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    The document describes the folk dance "Do-Se-Do" and provides instructions for how to perform the dance. It originated from Vera Summers of Snyder, Oklahoma and was documented by Benjamin Botkin. The dance is performed in longways formation with couples facing each other. The steps include couples meeting in the center and backing up to place, turning corners with right and left hands, swinging with both hands, and promenading around while joined hands.

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    The document describes the folk dance "Do-Se-Do" and provides instructions for how to perform the dance. It originated from Vera Summers of Snyder, Oklahoma and was documented by Benjamin Botkin. The dance is performed in longways formation with couples facing each other. The steps include couples meeting in the center and backing up to place, turning corners with right and left hands, swinging with both hands, and promenading around while joined hands.

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    Do-Se-Do: The American Play-Party Song

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    The document describes the folk dance "Do-Se-Do" and provides instructions for how to perform the dance. It originated from Vera Summers of Snyder, Oklahoma and was documented by Benjamin Botkin. The dance is performed in longways formation with couples facing each other. The steps include couples meeting in the center and backing up to place, turning corners with right and left hands, swinging with both hands, and promenading around while joined hands.

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    Do-Se-Do

    Informant/Performer: Source:
    Vera Summers Benjamin Botkin
    Snyder, Kiowa County, OK The American Play-Party Song
    Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska, 1937

                      
    Meet half - way to your best like - em, Meet half - way to your best like - em,

               
      
    Meet half - way to your best like - em, You're the one my dar - ling.

    2. Right hand around to your best like-em, etc.

    3. Left hand around to your best like-em, etc.

    4. Both hands around to your best like-em, etc.

    5. Do-se-do to your best like-em, etc.

    6. Promenade around to your best like-em, etc.

    Game Directions
    Formation: Longways for 5 to 9 couples. Six couples is best. For 10, 12 or 14 couples,
    divide into two even sets.
    Step: A light springy running step.

    1. Head boy and foot girl meet, 4 beats, and fall back to place, 4 beats. Foot boy and head
    girl do the same, 8 beats.

    Forward: 1 2 3 4 Back: 5 6 7 8
    R L R L* R L R ft (feet together)

    on * you also bring feet together but immediately take weight on the left foot all set to go back with right foot.
    One foot falls after the other. When you poise on the 4th beat, don't miss a beat as you start back.
    The "bow" is only a nod of the head. Keep springing until you land back in place on "ft".

    2. Head boy and foot girl turn, clockwise, with right hands, 8 beats. Other "corners" (foot boy
    and head girl) do the same, 8 beats.

    3. Corners turn, as before, but with left hands, 8 beats each corner.

    4. Corners swing with both hands, clockwise. Hands joined straight across.

    5. Corners move around each other, passing either right or left, and without turning around fall back (move backwards)
    to places. 8 beats each corner, as before.

    6. Couples join hands and promenade around. When head couple reaches the foot of the line, they raise their arms to
    form an arch and all the couples go through the arch and back to place.
    http://kodaly.hnu.edu

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