A dance for 8, arranged in a square
Leap and Squeak: All take hands, in a double with jump on beat 3, land on beat 4, back a double. Twice.
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Evens turn (CW) 1-½ times to center facing out of set (4 beats.) Odds may give partners a courtesy turn to get there. Odds in a double (4 beats), taking R hands with partner and both turn CW to return home (8 beats).
Odds turn (CW) 1-½ times to center facing out of set (4 beats). Evens in a double (4 beats), taking L hands with partner and both turn CCW to return home (8 beats.)
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Siding, twice.
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First diagonal lines:
Take hands with partner, in a double, back a double.
In a double to form first diagonal lines, which have #1–2–5–6 facing #8–7–4–3. (Each line is composed of a Head couple, and the Side couple to their right.)
Drop hands, exchange by 2 hands across line, and fall back to form square shape.
Start:
| (2) | (1) | ||
| (5) | (8) | ||
| (6) | (7) | ||
| (3) | (4) |
First lines:
| (1) | ⤡ | |||
| (2) | ⤡ | (8) | ||
| (5) | ⤡ | (7) | ||
| (6) | ⤡ | (4) | ||
| ⤡ | (3) |
After backing up:
| (7) | (8) | ||
| (4) | (1) | ||
| (3) | (2) | ||
| (6) | (5) |
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Grilled cheese triangles:
Evens turn over their L shoulder and skip to home, with Odds following their partners, along the following routes:
Heads (#2, 1 / 4, 3) skip CCW outside the whole set to home WHILE Sides (#6, 5 / 8, 7) skip through diagonal of set and along their home position to reform the set.
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Arming, twice.
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Take 2 hands with partner, slip in and out of set. Holding inside hands, honor partner.
Turn out of set away from partner and continue turning to take 2 hands with neighbor.
2-hand turn (walking CW) with neighbor, once around.
Take 2 hands with neighbor, slip in and out of set. Holding inside hands, honor neighbor.
Turn out of set and continue turning to take 2 hands with partner.
2-hand turn (walking CW) with partner, once around.
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***The dance is done again from the top*** It is identical except for the Diagonal Lines and Grilled Cheese figures, but I will include all the figures in order here:
Leap and Squeak: All take hands, in a double with jump on beat 3, land on beat 4, back a double. Twice.
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Evens turn (CW) 1-½ times to center facing out of set (4 beats.) Odds may give partners a courtesy turn to get there. Odds in a double (4 beats), taking R hands with partner and both turn CW to return home (8 beats).
Odds turn (CW) 1-½ times to center facing out of set (4 beats). Evens in a double (4 beats), taking L hands with partner and both turn CCW to return home (8 beats.)
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Siding, twice.
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Second diagonal lines:
Take hands with partner, in a double, back a double.
In a double to form second diagonal lines, which have #2–1–8–7 facing #5–6–3–4. (Each line consists of a Side couple, and the Head couple to their right.)
Drop hands, exchange by 2 hands across line, fall back to form square shape.
Start:
| (2) | (1) | ||
| (5) | (8) | ||
| (6) | (7) | ||
| (3) | (4) |
Second lines:
| ⤢ | (2) | |||
| (5) | ⤢ | (1) | ||
| (6) | ⤢ | (8) | ||
| (3) | ⤢ | (7) | ||
| (4) | ⤢ |
After backing up:
| (5) | (6) | ||
| (2) | (3) | ||
| (1) | (4) | ||
| (8) | (7) |
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Grilled cheese triangles:
Evens turn over their L shoulder and skip to home, with Odds following their partners, along the following routes:
Sides (#6, 5 / 8, 7) skip CCW outside the whole set to home WHILE Heads (#2, 1 / 4, 3) skip through diagonal of set and along their home position to reform the set.
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Arming, twice.
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Take 2 hands with partner, slip in and out of set. Holding inside hands, honor partner.
Turn out of set away from partner and continue turning to take 2 hands with neighbor.
2-hand turn (walking CW) with neighbor, once around.
Take 2 hands with neighbor, slip in and out of set. Holding inside hands, honor neighbor.
Turn out of set and continue turning to take 2 hands with partner.
2-hand turn (walking CW) with partner, once around.
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Honor all.