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The Boyndie Knot

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THE BOYNDIE KNOT (S8x32) 3C (4C set) John Drewry Bankhead Book 3

1- 8 1s cross over below 2s, cast down behind 3s, cross up above 3s and cast up behind 2s back to place
9-12 1s+2s+3s set, 1M+2M and 2L+3L Petronella-in-tandem while 1L casts down and 3M casts up (into circle formation)
13-16 1L+3M change places RH while 2s and 3s set, 1M+2M and 2L+3L Petronella-in-tandem to opposite sides while 1L casts up and 3M casts down
17-24 3L+2L and 2M+1M set while 3M+1L change places RH, 1s+2s+3s circle 6H round to left ½ way back to places, 1s+2s+3s turn RH into prom hold
25-32 1s+2s+3s Promenade round and end with 1s casting to 2nd place while 2s lead up to top

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


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