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April Snow On Mull

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APRIL SNOW ON MULL (R8x40) 3C (4C set) Holger Schuckelt Borderland Dances

1- 8 1s+2s+3s set and rotate for 3 couples:
 set and rotate singly and chase clockwise to form lines of 3 across (Men facing down and Ladies up) all change places RH with partner and chase clockwise to own sides. 321
9-16 2s+1s dance Chain and Turn:
 9-10 2M+1L turn ¾ RH to face 1M and 2L on diagonal
 11-12 1L+2L also 1M+2M change places LH, 2L+1M face each other in the centre
 13-16 2L+1M turn 1¼ RH to finish on own sides. 312
17-24 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s, 3s+1s+2s turn RH into promenade hold (3s+2s facing up, 1s facing down)
25-32 3s+1s+2s dance Circulating Allemande:
 3s and 2s dance normal Allemande but end in 3rd/1st place as 1s Allemande (down) and up to 2nd place opposite sides
33-40 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s; All turn LH. 213

Note: At end of 2nd time, on bars 35-36 1s dance down to 4th place while 4s step up

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


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