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As The Moon Turns

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AS THE MOON TURNS (R7x32) 7C set Maggie and Duncan Keppie Three Dozen Book

1- 8 1s+3s+5s cross RH, cast 1 place (2s+4s+6s step up), cross LH and cast to Left around 4th corner, pass partner LSh to face 2nd corner
9-16 1s+3s+5s turn 2nd corner RH, partner LH, 1st corner RH and partner LH to end BtoB in middle facing own side ready for...
17-24 1s+3s+5s dance Double Triangles, ending BtoB in middle facing own sides
25-28 1s+3s+5s dance out of sides, cast down 1 place, meet partner and begin to dance up nearer hands joined
29-32 1s+4s, 3s+6s and 5s+7s turn ¾ on sides (Men LH, Ladies RH) and all set. 2416375

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


As the Moon Turns
Maggie and Duncan Keppie Gaelic College SCD Book 11: Three Dozen
7x32 bar Reel (or 5x32)
7 or 5-couple dance in a 7 or 5-couple longways set

  1-8   ACTIVE COUPLES CROSS AND CAST TWICE: 1st, 3rd and 5th couples cross with right hands, cast off one place (2nd, 4th and 6th couples step up), cross with left hands and cast to the left around their partner's 2nd corner, pass partner by the left shoulder to end facing 2nd corners;

  9-16 TURN 2ND CORNER, PARTNER, 1ST CORNER, PARTNER: active couples (1st, 3rd, and 5th) turn 2nd corners by the right, then partner by the left, 1st corner by the right and partner by the left ending in the middle back-to-back facing own side;

17-24 DOUBLE TRIANGLES: dance full double triangles ending with active couples (1st, 3rd and 5th) back-to-back in the middle facing own side;

25-28 CAST DOWN: active couples dance out the side of the set, cast down one place and begin to dance up the middle nearer hands joined with partner;

29-32 ¾ TURN SIDE PERSON AND SET: active couples turn person on the side ¾ around with the appropriate hand (men by the left, women by the right), and then all set nearer hands joined on the side.

Repeat 6 times (or 7 times if using recorded music)

(Dance crib compiled by the devisers, Maggie and Duncan Keppie)


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