Pi
By Rick and Evan Mohr
Mixer, big circle of couples
| A1: |
Take two hands with partner and sashay into the center; turn to face neighbor (4) Take two hands with neighbor and sashay back out (4) Dosido neighbor (8) |
| A2: |
Take two hands with neighbor and sashay into the center; turn to face partner (4) Take two hands with partner and sashay back out (4) Dosido partner (8) |
| B1: |
Grand right and left six changes, saying "3 ... point ... 1 ... 4 ... 1 ... 5 ... PI !" (16) |
| B2: |
Clap with new partner – self, right, self, left, self, both, both crossed, both (8) Two-hand turn partner 1 (8) |
A fun dance anytime, and especially on "Pi Day" — March 14 (3/14, like 3.14).
The "sashay in, switch partners, and sashay out" sequence was invented by a class of 10-12-year-olds including my son Evan, at a dance camp. Later we noticed that the path was like carving out a slice of pie, and used it in this Pi dance.
In B1 you say a digit of pi as you pass each person in the grand right and left — "3" as you pull by right with your partner, "point" as you pull by left with #2, etc., finishing with "PI !" as you reach #7, your new partner.