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Ferguson's Fancy

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FERGUSON'S FANCY (M-8x(S16+R16)) 3C (4C set) G Dale Birdsall Cup of Kindness

Strathspey
1- 8 1s cross RH and cast 1 place, 2s+1s+3s ½ turn and twirl out to partner's place
9-16 1s cross RH and cast to right to 1L between 2s facing 1M between 3s, all ½ turn and twirl with opposite person (still in lines across)

Reel
17-24 All clap and 1s dance LH across on opposite sides (1M with 2M+3M, 1L with 2L+3L), 1s turn RH 1½ times while 2s+3s dance anticlockwise ½ way
25-32 1s dance LH across on own sides (1M with 2M+3M, 1L with 2L+3L), 1s turn RH to 2nd place own sides

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


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