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Forget Me Knot (Youngman)

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FORGET ME KNOT (S3x32) 3C set Brian Youngman

1- 8 1s set and cross RH, 1s cast 1 place and turn RH to face 1st corners
9-16 1s pass and turn with corners and end 2nd place own side (1L facing down, 1M up), 1s dance ½ reels of 3 on sides and 1s end turning LH to face 2nd corner (position)
17-24 1s LSh pass and turn with 2nd corners and end in 2nd place own side (1M facing down, 1L up), 1s dance ½ LSh reels of 3 on sides and turn RH to 2nd place opposite side
25-32 1s and 3s dance ¾ double Fig of 8 (1s cast down and 3s cross up to start), 1s end turning 2H in 3rd place as 3s stand

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


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Also see the dance Forget Me Knot (Ibbotson) by Thomas Ibbotson.

Brian Youngman devised this dance for their anniversary, and later, Barbara Youngman commissioned the music as her anniversary gift.



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