====== Blue and Gold ====== Dance and tune by Elizabeth Goossen\\ Winnipeg, Manitoba 2017\\ Duple minor longways\\ Level of difficulty: advanced beginner to intermediate\\ Al 1-4 First couple dance a half figure eight down, finish between the second couple; 5-8 line of four dances down the center a double and fall back a double. A2 1-4 Second couple gate the first couple (so couples are now facing partner across the set, first couple above the second couple). First coupe change places with partner (R) while second couple sets; 5-8 with neighbor fall back a double and dance forward a double, Bl 1-4 All set, dance right hands across half way, 5-8 right hand turn partner once round, B2 1-8 All dance down the middle, turn as a couple, dance up the middle and all turn single up to progressed place. Flying into Manitoba in the summer presents an exquisite patchwork: fields of sunny canola and of blue flax that ripple like water in the wind. In the fall sunflowers turn golden heads to the sun in sharp relief against azure skies. \\ For sports-minded Manitobans, blue gold are the colors of our football team, The Winnipeg Blue Bombers. no music