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Do Not Stop

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DO NOT STOP (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Olga Zhdanova Flying Scotsman Dance Collection, Vol 1

1- 8 1s cross RH, cast (2s step up); 1s turn 1¼ LH flowing into...
9-16 1M+2s also 1L+3s dance ½ RH across (2 bars), 1s chase clockwise ½ round 2s+3s who dance LH across, 1L+2s also 1M +3s dance ½ RH across. 1s end facing 1st corners
17-24 2s+1s+3s dance Diagonal Weasel Reel:
 1M+3L also 1L+2M pass RSh to start while 2L and 3M chase clockwise to join reel at ends. End 1s facing 1st corners. 213
25-32 1s dance RSh round 1st corners; 1s turn RH to end 2nd place own side. 213

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

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