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BACK TO BACK (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Terry Glasspool Itch to Dance

1- 8 1s dance DoSiDo, turn RH and cast to 2nd place
9-16 1s dance DoSiDo, turn RH 1½ times to end 2nd place opposite sides facing 1st corner
17-24 1s dance RSh reels of 3 on opposite sides while 2s+3s dance DoSiDo on sides (pass RSh) and dance DoSiDo on sides (pass LSh)
25-28 1s turn 1st corner RH to end BtoB facing opposite sides and all set in double triangle position
29-32 1L dances up between 2s and casts to 2nd place own side while 1M dances down between 3s and casts up to 2nd place own side

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


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