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The Bracknell Canter

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THE BRACKNELL CANTER (M-(S64+R64)) 4C set Bernard Rackley SCD Archives

Strathspey
1- 8 All set, cross RH, 1s+2s set and dance LH across ½ way as 3s+4s set and cross back LH
9-16 1s cross RH, cast to 3rd place (3s step up 11-12), 1s turn twice LH to face 1st corners
17-24 1s dance pass and turn with 1st corners and pass RSh to face 2nd corners, dance pass and turn with 2nd corners and turn RH to face 2nd corners again
25-32 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides giving RSh to 2nd corners to start, 1s cross down LH to 4th place as 4s cast up to 3rd place
33-64 2s repeat 1-32

Reel
3s then 4s repeat bars 1-32 above

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


Bracknell
Clock Fountain - Bracknell

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