| Lines advance & retire |
Centre person in each line of three
take inner hands with the two people on the outside of the line
- Advance and retire (123 123) twice. On the second retire,
end people take hands to form a circle |
8 bars
|
| Rings - right |
Circle of six - circle right with
7s & 3s, then back with 7s & 3s |
8 bars
|
| Lines advance & retire |
Repeat advance and retire |
8 bars
|
| Rings - left |
Circle of six - circle left with
7s & 3s, then back with 7s & 3s |
8 bars
|
| Slip sides |
Centre person take right hands with
the person on their right and side-step to their left using
7s & 3s across the set while the singles stay on their own
side and side-step right using 7s & 3s along the side
Everyone travel back with 7s & 3s |
8 bars
|
| Slip sides |
Repeat with centre person taking
right hands with the person on their left and side-step to their
right across the set (7s & 3s) while the singles side-step
left along the side
Everyone travel back with 7s & 3s |
8 bars
|
Centres link arms
Sides along and back |
Centre people link right arms in
the middle and dance clockwise (123 123) [4 bars], then
link left arms and dance back [4 bars]
Side people side-step past each other using 7s (without 3s)
with right person going in front each time |
8 bars
|
| Turns |
Centre person return to right partner
and turn clockwise once with right hands, then left hand turn
(anticlockwise) with the left hand partner, then right hand
turn (clockwise) with partner on the right |
8 bars
|
| Diamonds and squares |
Centre people turn 45 degrees bringing left shoulder back
then side-step right (7s & 3s) diagonally along the first
side of a "diamond"
...meanwhile end people side-step on their own side (7s &
3s) with right person in front [4 bars]
Centre people turn 90 degrees for the second side of their
diamond and side-step right again into place opposite their
starting position
...meanwhile end people turn 90 degrees to side-step across
the set with right person in front [4 bars]
Repeat the above to place: Centre people completing the other
two sides of their diamonds; the end people travelling along
the opposite side [4 bars] then back across the set to
home [4 bars]
|
16 bars
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| Arches |
Centre person make an arch with the
right partner - left-side partner goes under the arch; then
make an arch with the left partner for the right partner to
go under; then make an arch on the right for the left partner
again (centre person turn under each arch as partners go through)
|
8 bars
|
| Advance retire & pass through |
Join hands in lines of three - Advance,
retire, advance, Tops (trio with their backs to the music, or
those facing anticlockwise) form an arch and Bottom lines drop
hands pass under the arch (passing right shoulders) |
8 bars
|
| Repeat |
Repeat the dance with the new line
of three
If using lines down the dance floor at the top and bottom of
the set a line of three will have to stand out for one turn
every alternate repetition, then come in in the other direction.
At the top a Bottom line will stand out then reverse and become
a Top line, and at the bottom a Top line will stand out then
reverse and become a Bottom line. |
96 bars
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