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Another Trip Around The Sun

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ANOTHER TRIP AROUND THE SUN (S2x40) 4C set Ray McEdward San Diego 45th Anniversary

1- 8 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance first 6 bars of Bourrel then turn RH into allemande hold:
 1-4 1M+2L also 3M+4L set advancing, ¾ turn 2H and twirl to end BtoB (Lady facing up and Man down) while partners chase anticlockwise to face partner
 5-8 Set to partners and turn RH into allemande hold
9-16 2s+1s also 4s+3s dance Allemande
17-20 1s/4s dance RSh ½ round partner and cast to 2nd/3rd place. Bars 19-20 2s and 3s nearer hands joined dance to 1st/4th place. 2143
21-24 1s+4s dance RH across
25-32 1s+4s dance Poussette (all round)
33-40 2s+1s also 4s+3s dance R&L. 2143

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


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This strathspey, Another Trip Around The Sun, was devised by Ray McEdward in honour of Jeanne Moody's (San Diego Branch) birthday in 2019.

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