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Dame's Delight

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DAME'S DELIGHT (J6x32) 2C (3C set) Niall Bootland Oxford Collection

1- 8 1s+2s dance ½ R&L and turn partner RH 1¼ times to finish in the centre facing partner
9-16 2s+1s dance ½ Celtic Reel:
 9-10 2s+1s pass partner RSh
 11-12 2M+1L dance ¼ clockwise round while 2L+1M dance ¾ LSh round each other to face partners in a line across
 13-14 2s+1s pass partner RSh
 15-16 2L+1M dance ¼ clockwise to finish in centre facing partner
17-24 1s+2s dance Modified 2C Chain Progression:
 1s+2s ½ turn partner RH, 1M+2L turn LH 1½ times in the middle while 1L+2M chase clockwise ½ round the set, 2s+1s ¾ turn RH to own sides
25-32 2s+1s circle 4H round and back

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


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