I DON'T KNOW WHY

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LS E-37, Side A Track 1, instrumental; track 2, cued by Don Armstrong

Formation: Couples (lady on man's right) in a single circle, all hands joined and facing COH.

ACTIONS and EXPLANATIONS

Counts

l- 8 ALL CIRCLE LEFT – All face to left with hands joined in a circle, dance 8 steps, ending prepared to reverse direction.

9-16 ALL CIRCLE RIGHT – Circle to the right, hands still joined.

17-24 ALL FORWARD AND BACK - With hands still joined all dance in towards the center with 4 steps and back out 4 steps.

25-32 JUST THE LADIES GO FORWARD AND BACK – Drop hands, ladies dance in 4 steps and back out 4 steps to end facing corners in the large circle.

33-40 WITH THE CORNERS DO SA DO – All do sa do corners and end facing them.

41-48 WITH THE CORNERS SWING – All swing 8 counts and end in promenade position facing LOD.

49-64 PROMENADE AND SING – All couples promenade 16 steps in LOD ending with hands joined in the circle, facing COH, with new partner ready to begin by circling left. (Lyrics: "I don't know why I love you like I do, I don't know why, I just do.")

To cue this dance:

Intro or

57-64 - - - - , - - CIRCLE LEFT,

1- 8 - - - - , - - CIRCLE RIGHT,

9-16 - - - - , EVERYBODY FORWARD AND BACK,

17-24 - - - - , JUST THE LADIES FORWARD AND BACK,

25-32 - - - - , FACE THE CORNER AND DO SA DO,

33-40 - - - - , - - SWING,

41-48 - - - - , - - PROMENADE AND SING,

49-56 - - - - , - - - - ,

Dance goes thru five times.