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Fire In The Rye

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FIRE IN THE RYE (R6x32) 6C set Elizabeth Weiss Ozorak
4, 5s and 6s start on opposite sides

1- 8 1s+2s+3s also 4s+5s+6s circle 6H round and back
9-16 All dance ½ Grand Chain (1s and 6s cross to start) to end in reverse order. 654(3)(2)(1)
17-24 6s+5s also 4s+3s also 2s+1s set and dance RH across ½ way, end couples stand while 6s+3s also 4s+1s set and dance LH across ½ way
25-32 Centre couples (1s+6s) set to each other on sides and change places RH, all set and cross RH. 531(6)(4)(2)

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


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