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Dunfermline City Reel

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DUNFERMLINE CITY REEL (R4x32) 4C Set Alison Austin A Dunfermline Collection

1- 8 1s+4s turn RH (birl); 1s+4s cast down/up and cross RH (2s+3s step up/down on bars 5-6)
9-16 2s+3s repeat 1-8
17-20 1s+2s and 3s+4s dance right RH across
21-24 2s+3s dance LH across, finish 2M+3M facing up, 2L+3L facing down. (1)(2)(3)(4)
25-28 2M followed by 3M dance ½ Tandem Reel across with 1s (LSh to 1L) while 3L followed by 2L dance ½ Tandem Reel across with 4s (LSh to 4M) 1324
29-32 1s+3s and 2s+4 set and link. 3142

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


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