A dance for 8, arranged in a square
Chorus:
Heads take hands, in a double, turn single (CW) to home.
Sides the same.
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First figure:
Heads take 2 hands, shuttle in WHILE Sides make arch.
Heads take 2 hands with neighbor, shuttle out under arch, cast out to home.
All turn 2 hands CW with partner at home.
Sides take 2 hands, shuttle in WHILE Heads make arch.
Same rest of figure
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*Chorus*
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Second figure:
All take R hand with partner. Heads pull past while Sides exchange places to make arch (facing in and out of set.)
Heads continue around outside of set to meet neighbor outside of arch, walk through, back into place with partner with hands.
All take R hands with partner, Sides pull past while Heads exchange places to make arch (facing in and out of set.)
Same rest of figure.
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*Chorus*
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Third figure:
Odds weave (CCW) in front of partner, behind the next, then in front, then behind, end at home.
Evens weave (CW) in front of partner, behind the next, then in front, then behind, end at home.
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Repeat the whole dance a second time, this time with Sides starting the chorus and each figure, rather than the Heads.