Bude's Coming Of Age

  1-8   1s cross down through 2nd place into mirror reels of 3 on opposite sides;

  9-12 1s cross down into half figures of 8 across around 2s, all finishing in original places;

13-16 1M cross down into half figure of 8 across around 2L WHILE 1L cross and cast around 2M, finishing 2M1L1M2L in line across, Mn facing down, Ls up;

17-18 2M1L1M2L balance in line;

19-19 2M1L 1M2L turn halfway by the left;

20-20 1L dance down behind Mn WHILE 1M2L turn halfway by the left, WHILE 2s dance up to 1st place;

21-22 1L continue to dance down around 3M to finish facing up between 3s WHILE 1M dance down in front of Ls to finish side by side with partner, right hands joined;

23-24 1s turn halfway by the right to finish 3M1M1L3L in line across, 3M 1L facing down, 1M 3L up;

25-26 3M1M1L3L balance in line;

27-28 3M1M 1L3L turn ¾ by the left, 3s finishing in places;

25-32 1L half figure of 8 across around 3M WHILE 1M cross and cast up around 3L, finishing 2s1s3s4s, 1s on opposite sides;

33-60 repeat bars 1-28 with 3s dancing as 2s, 4s as 3s, 1L as 1M, 1M as 1L, finishing 2s3s1s4s, 1s on opposite sides;

61-62 1L cross down below 4L WHILE 1M cross to finish below 4M, both facing out;

63-64 1s cast up to 4th place WHILE 4s take nearer hands and lead up to 3rd place, finishing 2s3s4s1s, all on own sides.

20-22 This is essentially fugal with 1L ahead of 1M and 2M ahead of 2L; neither couple should attempt to cover with partner. 2L has to encroach on bar 21 in order to reach 1L's place.

27-28 This is also fugal with 3M ahead of 3L; they should not attempt to cover. 3L has to encroach on bar 29 in order to reach her starting place.

    -64 In all but the final repeat, 4s retain nearer hand hold on reaching 3rd position, ready for the mirror reels of 3 at the beginning of the next repeat.