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Dirleton Gate

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DIRLETON GATE (R8x40) 3C (4C set) M Scott Strathclyde Set Dances

1- 8 1s cross down to dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides
9-16 1s dance Figs of 8 round 1st and 2nd corners and end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s set to 1st corners twice and turn 2H to face 2nd corners
25-32 1s set to 2nd corners twice and turn 2H and pass RSh into double triangle positions
33-40 1s dance double triangles

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

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Dirleton Castle is a medieval fortress in the village of Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland.

Dirleton Gate
The Main Gate Of Dirleton Castle
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