HOW DO YOU DO, MY PARTNER

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Swedish Song Play
LS E-3

Formation: Couples in a double circle with partners facing. Boy has his back to the center of the circle.

SONG ACTION

How do you do, my partner? : Boys bow.

How do you do today? : Girls curtsy.

Will you dance in a circle? : Boys and girls take right hands.

I will show you the way. : Both join left hands under the right hands and face LOD.

(This is called cross-hand promenade position.)

CHORUS

Tra, la, la; la, la, la; All skip around in LOD, singing

Tra, la, la; la, la, la; through the chorus. At the end all

Tra, la, la; la, la, la; the girls move forward one place to

Tra, la, la; la, la, la. a new partner.

Note: An important basic position is introduced in this dance. The cross-hand promenade is the most comfortable way for two persons to promenade and is fundamental to most American square dancing.