Twos step apart from each other and ones step in-between the twos. Sixteen beats to walk down, turn around and come back up. That way everybody has someone to smile at as they turn. Two couples facing each other across the set, ladies on the gents' right. Ladies extend right hands to each other, pull by each other, and give their left hand to the gent who is waiting for them on the other side of the set.
Ladies immediately place their right hand behind their right hip, palm facing out.
Promenade Lady on the gent's right, as if you had just opened up from a swing. Left hand joined to left hand, right hand joined to right. In places I've been to in the States, the lady's right hand is on the small of her back and the gent holds onto it there. Many thanks to Andi Skarra and Les Francey who both provided extensive input on the first draft of this article. The Hamilton Country Dancers website is maintained by Steven Nagy.