Melrose parade, Sat. 9Dec2017
The Unicorns missed the Boat

Unicorns and rainbow-musicians assembled, in the cold, at Mossman Hall. The parade was along SR 26, 10AM-11:45AM.

As the title of the 2017 Merry Melrose Christmas Parade was Noah's Arc, we settled on a the theme of Unicorns having so much fun contradancing, that they missed the boat. (...which is why we don't see unicorns today, except for brief glimses at contradances) .

Shortly before danceoff...

The Dance

Kimmswick Express by Gene Hubert.

[Square-keeper]
HEADs/SIDEs go forward and back(8). HEADs/SIDEs Right-and-Left through(8).
HEADs/SIDEs circle left 3-places and pass through(6+2).
Dosido the one you meet 1+¼ to wavy-lines [ in the center] at the SIDES/HEADS.
Bal-the-wave(2+2). [Swing through] All R-allemand(2), only L-allemand(2), swing partner(8).
Promenade home(16).
Teach 1:04. Dance 3:07. Nils Fredland | Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Owen Morrison.

A close-up video of Unicorns dancing on the Float...

The float-judges give one award in each of four categories: Our float, Dancing Fish of Lake Santa Fe, was Best Entry Overall for 2017.

Gathered around the Float-meister.   And -Finally- Pete gets into a photo..

We've  come full orbit   --the float is back at Mossman Hall for Unblingification,  in preparation for...

... next year's Floating Contra.
Namaste, y'all...