Four Squared

Source: Composed by John Sweeney
Formation: Double Contra - Mesconlanza - Four Facing Four

A1	Corner Dosido & Swing - make a Square
A2	Half a Grand Square
B1	Reverse and continue the Grand Square for two more changes (8) Rainbow Stroll: Into the Middle with the person you are currently with, Change Hands (2); Lead Out (2); California Twirl (4)
B2	Original Partner Swing (8) - finish facing New Neighbours Lines go Forward & Back

Music:
32 bar reels or any other suitable tunes.

Notes:
In A1 imagine you are in a circle of eight to determine who your corner is. If you are in the middle of the line it is the person beside you; if you are at the end of the line it is the person opposite you. Finish the Swing in a Square set.

Warn the dancers that each time through the dance they will alternate between being Heads and Sides, so they need to start the Grand Square differently

It is three-quarters of a Grand Square. Instead of finishing the last two changes of the Grand Square you do a Rainbow Stroll. I was looking for a figure to use to change places, something like a Grand Blossom, but that takes too long. Then I remembered what I used to call a Petty Blossom (12 seconds into that video). Burt Hunter told me that it is actually called a Rainbow Stroll - an old Square Dance move from 1961.

At the end of the Rainbow Stroll's California Twirl you should be close to your original partner!

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