The Ocean Wave ~ Shaw

The Ocean Wave ~ Shaw is a Square Dance. It was published by Lloyd Shaw in 1939 in Cowboy Dances. It is a Square dance. It is a multipart dance. The minor set lasts 296 bars.

Lloyd Shaw writes:

THE CALL:

  1. Honors right and honors left.
    All join hands and circle to the left.
    Break and swing and promenade home.
    1. First couple out to the right
    2. Wave the ocean, wave the sea
      Wave that pretty girl back to me.
    3. Wave the ocean, wave the shore,
      Wave this time and a-wave no more.
    4. On to the next and the second follow up.
    5. Wave the ocean, wave the sea
      Wave that pretty girl back to me.
      Wave the ocean, wave the shore,
      Wave this time and a-wave no more.
    6. On to the next and the third follow up.
    7. Wave the ocean, wave the sea
      Wave that pretty girl back to me.
      Wave the ocean, wave the shore,
      Wave this time and a-wave no more.
    8. Balance home, and everybody swing.
  2. Now allemande left with your left hand.
    Right hand to partner and right and left grand.
    Meet your partner and promenade.

Repeat 2 and 3 entire for second third and fourth couples.

Shaw's version of Ocean Wave appears to be just a lead through a couple and then a cast back to where they started the movement.

The animation plays at 120 counts per minute normally, but the first time through the set the dance will often be slowed down so people can learn the moves more readily. Men are drawn as rectangles, women as ellipses. Each couple is drawn in its own color, however the border of each dancer indicates what role they currently play so the border color may change each time through the minor set.

The dance contains the following figures: hand turn (allemande), circle, cast, lead, rights and lefts, swing (and probably others).

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