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The Entertainer

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THE ENTERTAINER (S4x32) 4C set Ross MacDonald A Gatineau Gathering

1- 8 All 4 couples set, cross RH, all chase clockwise ½ round
9-16 All turn partner 1½ 2H, all chase clockwise ½ round
17-24 All dance ½ reels of 4 on sides; 3s+2s+1s (bottom 3 couples) dance ½ reels of 3 on sides (1s+2s pass RSh to start)
25-32 4s+1s also 2s+3s dance "Slip Knot" (as Knot but bars 31-32: 4s+1s also 2s+3s dance ½ LH across). 4123

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


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