Black Nag

A longways dance for 6

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Up a double and back, twice

[What do we even call this??]

Face partner, take 2 hands. Top pair slips up for 4 beats. Middle pair the same. Bottom pair the same. All turn single. Bottom pair slips back up to home. Middle pair the same. Top pair the same. All turn single.

Siding twice

[Shuttles?]

First corners (1&6, head Odd and foot Even) slip to each other’s place, passing face to face, R foot lead. Second corners (2&5, head Even and foot Odd) slip to each other’s place, passing face to face, L foot lead. Third corners (3&4, middles) slip to each other’s place, passing face to face, R foot lead. All turn single. Repeat exactly again to return to home.

Arm R and L

Heys:

Odd line heys, all turn single

Even line heys, all turn single, honor all

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Ashford Reunion

A longways dance for 6

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Up a double:

All face up, take hands with partner, up a double and back. Twice.

Chorus:

Face to diagonal right, set, exchange by 2 hands CW, turn single CW.

Meanwhile, second corners skip outside the set CCW to empty spot in corner’s position and arrive in time for the turn single.

All face across the set, exchange by 2 hands CW, turn single CW.

Siding:

Side twice

Chorus

Arming:

Arm R, clap, arm L

Chorus

Repeat dance until musicians are finished or Last Time is called.

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Note: Often, musicians and other dancers prank into the dance by stepping into empty second corner positions while their occupants are skipping around the outside of the set. When this happens, just skip on past the position and right off the stage. Or wait around and take back your spot on the next chorus.

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