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Balmoral Castle

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BALMORAL CASTLE (S4x32) 4C set Wil van den Berg

1- 8 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance R&L
9-16 All dance reels of 4 on the sides
17-24 1s+2s also 3s+4s set, dance ½ RH across, all set and cross RH
25-32 1s+4s+3s (bottom 3 couples) dance Allemande. 2341

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


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Balmoral Castle is a large estate house situated in the area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, known as Royal Deeside. The estate was purchased by Queen Victoria's consort Prince Albert, and remains a favourite summer royal residence.

The Balmoral estate has been passed down the generations and has gradually expanded to more than 26,000 hectares (65,000 acres).

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Balmoral Castle, a large estate house situated in the area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Balmoral Castle


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